Shloka 14

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

सिद्धेश्वरादिपंचान्यलिंगानि विधिनंदिनि । समर्च्य लभते सिद्धिमैहिकामुष्मिकीं नरः ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

siddheśvarādipaṃcānyaliṃgāni vidhinaṃdini | samarcya labhate siddhimaihikāmuṣmikīṃ naraḥ || 14 ||

Translation

ಓ ವಿಧಿನಂದಿನಿ! ಸಿದ್ಧೇಶ್ವರ ಮೊದಲಾದ ಐದು ಅಲಿಂಗಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಪೂಜಿಸಿದ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಇಹಲೋಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಪರಲೋಕ—ಎರಡೂ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• सिद्धेश्वरादि-पञ्च: the five (liṅgas) beginning with Siddheśvara
• सिद्धेश्वरादि-पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धेश्वर + आदि + पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (संख्याविशेषणवत्); तत्पुरुष: सिद्धेश्वर-आदि (समाहार) + पञ्च (five, beginning with Siddheśvara) — ‘लिङ्गानि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• लिङ्गानि: liṅgas (emblems)
• लिङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विधि-नन्दिनि: O daughter of Vidhi (Brahmā)
• विधि-नन्दिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि-नन्दिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: विधेः नन्दिनी

• समर्च्य: having worshipped
• समर्च्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सिद्धिम्: success, attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ऐहिकीम्: worldly (in this life)
• ऐहिकीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐहिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सिद्धिम्)

• आमुष्मिकीम्: otherworldly (in the next life)
• आमुष्मिकीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आमुष्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सिद्धिम्)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Reverent address and precise worship of five liṅgas leads to the wondrous attainment of ‘siddhi’ in both worlds."}

Characters & Entities

• Siddheśvara
• Śiva (implied via liṅga)

FAQs

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

It presents a phala-śruti: sincere, rule-based worship of sacred liṅgas (starting with Siddheśvara) yields siddhi—benefit in this life and spiritual merit for the next.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as samarcana—reverent worship performed with vidhi (proper method). Devotion is shown not only by feeling but by disciplined ritual attention to the deity’s symbol.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The emphasis on vidhi points to Kalpa (ritual procedure) as the practical discipline—performing worship according to prescribed rules to obtain stated results.