Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

देवीं कनकनंदां च समभ्यर्च्य नरः सति । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति देहांते स्वर्गतिं लभेत् ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

devīṃ kanakanaṃdāṃ ca samabhyarcya naraḥ sati | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti dehāṃte svargatiṃ labhet || 49 ||

Translation

ಹೇ ಸತಿ! ದೇವಿ ಕನಕನಂದೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಪೂಜಿಸುವ ನರನು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಾಮನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ; ದೇಹಾಂತದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಗತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• devīm: the Goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• kanakanandām: Kanakanandā (name of the देवी)
• kanakanandām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka + nandā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; karmadhāraya/proper name ‘Kanakanandā’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• samabhyarcya: having worshipped
• samabhyarcya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-abhi-arc (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having worshipped’

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• sati: indeed/then (contextual)
• sati: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक; present participle of √as)
• Form: Locative absolute (सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे), Feminine locative singular form used idiomatically as avyaya-like: ‘when/if (it is so)’; here: ‘O good lady’ is also possible, but context favors locative-absolute/parenthetical ‘indeed’

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural; adjective qualifying ‘kāmān’

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• avāpnoti: attains
• avāpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• dehānte: at life’s end
• dehānte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘at the end of the body (life)’

• svargatim: the path/destination to heaven
• svargatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘heavenly destination’

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti (devotion)","secondary_rasa":"shanta (peace)","emotional_journey":"A gentle address to the virtuous listener, followed by the promise of complete wish-fulfillment, concluding with a serene heavenly destiny after death."}

Characters & Entities

• Kanakanandā (Devī)

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: it asserts that sincere, proper worship of Devī Kanakanandā yields both worldly fulfillment (desired aims) and a favorable post-death destination (svarga).

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

Bhakti is presented in a practical form—samabhyarcya (formal, reverent worship). The verse emphasizes that devoted, ritually correct archana to the deity is spiritually efficacious and merit-producing.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The key practical element is kalpa-oriented ritual discipline implied by “samabhyarcya”—performing worship according to prescribed procedure (archana/puja-vidhi), even though no specific shiksha/vyakarana/jyotisha detail is stated in this single verse.