Shloka 56

Tīrtha-vidhi (Procedure for Holy Places) — Prayāgarāja-māhātmya

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे बृहदुपाख्याने उत्तरभागे वसुमोहिनीसंवादे प्रयागराजमाहगात्म्ये तीर्थविधिर्नाम द्विषष्टितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe bṛhadupākhyāne uttarabhāge vasumohinīsaṃvāde prayāgarājamāhagātmye tīrthavidhirnāma dviṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 62 ||

Translation

ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಬೃಹನ್ನಾರದೀಯಪುರಾಣದ ಬೃಹದುಪಾಖ್ಯಾನದ ಉತ್ತರಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ, ವಸು-ಮೋಹಿನೀ ಸಂವಾದಾಂತರ್ಗತ ಪ್ರಯಾಗರಾಜಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿನ ‘ತೀರ್ಥವಿಧಿ’ ಎಂಬ ಅರವತ್ತೆರಡನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (इत्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरण-चिह्न (closing/quotative)

• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + बृहन् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; शीर्षक-समास (tatpuruṣa chain)

• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: in the great upākhyāna
• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद् (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘in the great narrative/episode’

• उत्तर-भागे: in the latter section
• उत्तर-भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘in the latter part’

• वसु-मोहिनी-संवादे: in the Vasu–Mohinī dialogue
• वसु-मोहिनी-संवादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘in the dialogue of Vasu and Mohinī’

• प्रयाग-राज-माहात्म्ये: in the Prayāgarāja Māhātmya
• प्रयाग-राज-माहात्म्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक) + राज (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘in the greatness (māhātmya) of Prayāgarāja’

• तीर्थ-विधिः: (the chapter) ‘Rules of Tīrthas’
• तीर्थ-विधिः: Karta/Topic (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘the procedure/rules of pilgrimage’

• नाम: named
• नाम: Apposition marker (नामार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक (naming particle) ‘named/called’

• द्विषष्टितमः: sixty-second
• द्विषष्टितमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि-षष्टि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal) ‘sixty-second’

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta/Topic (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/sectional closure; embedded narrative: Vasu–Mohinī dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Vasu
• Mohinī
• Prayāgarāja

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

This is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyaya 62, formally sealing the teaching on tīrtha-vidhi within the Prayāgarāja-māhātmya and emphasizing the Purāṇic authority and context of the instructions.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly: by situating the chapter within a sacred māhātmya and tīrtha framework, it supports bhakti through regulated pilgrimage practices that cultivate reverence, purity, and remembrance of the divine associated with Prayāgarāja.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (vidhi) is foregrounded—how sacred acts are to be performed in a tīrtha context—aligning with practical dharma and kalpa-style discipline (though not a technical Vedāṅga exposition in this closing line).