Shloka 43

Devanagari script

ऋषितीर्थं ततः प्राप्य स्नात्वा नियतमानसः । ऋषींस्तत्र समभ्यर्च्य सर्वतीर्थफलं लभेत् ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

ṛṣitīrthaṃ tataḥ prāpya snātvā niyatamānasaḥ | ṛṣīṃstatra samabhyarcya sarvatīrthaphalaṃ labhet || 43 ||

Translation

ನಂತರ ಋಷಿತೀರ್ಥವನ್ನು ತಲುಪಿ ನಿಯತ ಹಾಗೂ ಏಕಾಗ್ರ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಋಷಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ ಪೂಜಿಸಿದರೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ತೀರ್ಥಗಳ ಫಲವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

ऋषितीर्थम्the sages’ sacred ford (Ṛṣitīrtha)

ततःthen

प्राप्यhaving reached

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

नियतमानसःwith controlled mind

ऋषीन्the sages

तत्रthere

समभ्यर्च्यhaving worshipped

सर्वतीर्थफलम्the fruit of all pilgrimages

लभेत्may obtain

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a Tirtha-Mahatmya section, traditionally framed as instruction to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

Rishis (Sages)

Rishi-tirtha

FAQs

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

It teaches that tīrtha-yātrā becomes spiritually complete when joined with inner discipline (niyata-manas) and reverent honoring of ṛṣis; such worship at R̥ṣi-tīrtha is said to yield the combined merit of all pilgrimage places.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as humble service and worship (samabhyarcya) directed toward the sages—guardians of dharma and transmitters of sacred knowledge—performed with a controlled mind, making the external act of pilgrimage an inward act of devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes ritual discipline: tīrtha-snānā (purificatory bathing) and proper arcana (reverential worship) performed with mental restraint—core principles of dharma-ācāra rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.