Shloka 89

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

Devanagari script

गिरौ रैवतके देवि संति तीर्थान्यनेकशः । तेषु स्नात्वा नरो भक्त्या ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरान् ॥ ८९ ॥

Transliteration

girau raivatake devi saṃti tīrthānyanekaśaḥ | teṣu snātvā naro bhaktyā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarān || 89 ||

Translation

ದೇವಿ, ರೈವತಕ ಪರ್ವತದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನೇಕ ತೀರ್ಥಗಳಿವೆ. ಅವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ, ವಿಷ್ಣು ಮತ್ತು ಮಹೇಶ್ವರ (ಶಿವ)ರನ್ನು ಆರಾಧಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• गिरौ: on the mountain
• गिरौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• रैवतके: Raivataka (named)
• रैवतके: अधिकरण-विशेषण (Locative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रैवतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘girau’)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• सन्ति: there are
• सन्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• अनेकशः: many (in number)
• अनेकशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, परिमाण/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: in many ways/many times = many)

• तेषु: in those (tīrthas)
• तेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

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

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: करण (Karaṇa/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-महेश्वरान्: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara
• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-महेश्वरान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (समाहार/इतरेतर: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Raivataka
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Mahesha (Shiva)
• Devi

FAQs

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

It presents pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) and sacred bathing (snāna) at Raivataka as a means of purification that culminates in devoted worship of the divine—here expressed as the Trimūrti.

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

Bhakti is emphasized as the inner attitude that makes the outer act of bathing in a tīrtha spiritually fruitful—devotion transforms ritual purity into heartfelt worship of the Lord (including Viṣṇu) and other deities.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: tīrtha-snāna as a prescribed act within dharma/ācāra, linking correct observance of pilgrimage rites to worship (pūjā) and merit.