Shloka 25

Devanagari script

नीरोगो धनधान्याढ्यो जायते मानवो भुवि । ततस्तु मनुजः प्राप्य देवीं कंटकशोधिनीम् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

nīrogo dhanadhānyāḍhyo jāyate mānavo bhuvi | tatastu manujaḥ prāpya devīṃ kaṃṭakaśodhinīm || 25 ||

Translation

ಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾನವನು ನಿರೋಗಿಯಾಗಿ ಧನಧಾನ್ಯಸಮೃದ್ಧನಾಗಿ ಜನ್ಮಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ನಂತರ ಕಂಟಕಶೋಧಿನೀ ದೇವಿಯನ್ನು ಶರಣಾಗಿ ಶುದ್ಧಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ಲೇಶನಿವಾರಣವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

नीरोगःhealthy, free from disease

धनधान्याढ्यःrich in wealth and grain

जायतेis born / comes to be

मानवःa human being

भुविon earth

ततःthen; thereafter

तुbut; indeed

मनुजःthe man

प्राप्यhaving obtained / having reached

देवीम्the goddess

कण्टकशोधिनीम्remover of thorns/obstacles

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within a Tirtha-Mahatmya passage; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara tradition assumed for Book 2 summaries)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Devi (Kaṇṭakaśodhinī)

FAQs

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

It presents a typical phala-śruti: devotion and approach to a sacred Devi associated with a tirtha/kshetra is said to remove “thorns” (obstacles, suffering) and yield health and prosperity, indicating that punya gained through worship and pilgrimage supports both worldly stability and inner purification.

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

Bhakti is shown as active approach and surrender—“prāpya devīm”—where the devotee seeks divine refuge for the clearing of impediments, implying that grace (anugraha) is the decisive force behind relief from distress and the gaining of auspicious life-conditions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse functions mainly as tirtha-mahātmya phala-śruti rather than a Vedāṅga lesson; practically, it supports Dharma-śāstra style ritual reasoning—performing kshetra-yātrā, Devi-upāsanā, and related vratas for removing obstacles and securing ārogya (health) and aiśvarya (prosperity).