Shloka 87

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

Devanagari script

एतेषु क्रमशः स्नात्वा देवानभ्यर्च्य यत्नतः । पितॄन्संतर्प्य तोयेन सर्वतीर्थफलं लभेत् ॥ ८७ ॥

Transliteration

eteṣu kramaśaḥ snātvā devānabhyarcya yatnataḥ | pitṝnsaṃtarpya toyena sarvatīrthaphalaṃ labhet || 87 ||

Translation

ಈ ತೀರ್ಥಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿ, ಯತ್ನಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ದೇವರನ್ನು ಆರಾಧಿಸಿ, ಜಲತರ್ಪಣದಿಂದ ಪಿತೃಗಳನ್ನು ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸಿದರೆ, ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಸರ್ವತೀರ್ಥಫಲವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• एतेषु: among these (tīrthas)
• एतेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; ‘in/among these’

• क्रमशः: in sequence
• क्रमशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रमशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in order/gradually)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having bathed’

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having worshipped’

• यत्नतः: carefully
• यत्नतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्नतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: with effort/carefully)

• पितॄन्: the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितॄन्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• संतर्प्य: having satisfied
• संतर्प्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्√तृप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having satisfied/propitiated’

• तोयेन: with water
• तोयेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सर्वतीर्थफलम्: the fruit of all pilgrimages
• सर्वतीर्थफलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘fruit of all tīrthas’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Pitrs
• Tirtha

FAQs

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

It teaches that tīrtha-snāna becomes spiritually complete only when joined with deva-pūjā (worship of the gods) and pitṛ-tarpaṇa (water-offerings to ancestors), yielding sarva-tīrtha-phala—merit equivalent to all pilgrimages.

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

Bhakti is implied through yatnataḥ abhyarcya—earnest worship. The verse frames pilgrimage not as mere travel, but as reverent devotion expressed through worship and grateful remembrance of the Pitṛs.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is foregrounded: performing actions in krama (proper order), along with the standard practice of tarpana using water as the prescribed medium.