Shloka 28

The Greatness of Haridvāra

Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya

Devanagari script

राजर्षिणा निपीताभूद्गंडूषीकृत्य सा नदी । प्रसादितेन सा तेन मुक्ता कर्णाद्विनिर्गता ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

rājarṣiṇā nipītābhūdgaṃḍūṣīkṛtya sā nadī | prasāditena sā tena muktā karṇādvinirgatā || 28 ||

Translation

ಆ ನದಿಯನ್ನು ರಾಜರ್ಷಿಯು ಗಂಡೂಷಮಾತ್ರವಾಗಿ ಕುಡಿದನು. ನಂತರ ಅವನು ಪ್ರಸನ್ನನಾದಾಗ ಅವಳು ಮುಕ್ತಳಾಗಿ ಅವನ ಕಿವಿಯಿಂದ ಹೊರಬಂದು ಮತ್ತೆ ಹರಿಯತೊಡಗಿದಳು।

Word by Word

राजर्षिणाby the royal sage

निपीताdrunk up

अभूत्became, was

गण्डूषीकृत्यhaving taken as a mouthful

साthat (she)

नदीriver

प्रसादितेनby the propitiated (one)

साshe

तेनby him

मुक्ताreleased, freed

कर्णात्from (his) ear

विनिर्गताcame out, emerged

Speaker

Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers, within the Tirtha-Mahatmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A startling miracle (the river swallowed) resolves into calm reconciliation as the appeased sage releases her to flow again."}

Characters & Entities

Rajarshi (royal sage)

Nadi (river)

FAQs

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

It highlights the Mahatmya motif that sacred waters respond to a dharmic, self-controlled sage: through restraint and appeasement (prasāda), even overwhelming forces (like a river’s flow) become благed and restored without harm.

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

Though not a direct bhakti injunction, it reflects a key bhakti ethic: winning divine or sacred forces through humility and pleasing disposition (prasādanam), not through violence—an attitude aligned with Vaiṣṇava devotion emphasized throughout the Narada Purana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ritual-ethical—maintaining purity and self-mastery while engaging with tirthas and sacred waters in Mahatmya contexts.