Shloka 90

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

Devanagari script

इंद्रादिलोकपान्प्रार्च्य भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च विंदति । एतान्युद्देशतस्तीर्थान्युक्तानि तव सुंदरी ॥ ९० ॥

Transliteration

iṃdrādilokapānprārcya bhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca viṃdati | etānyuddeśatastīrthānyuktāni tava suṃdarī || 90 ||

Translation

ಇಂದ್ರಾದಿ ಲೋಕಪಾಲರನ್ನು ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಪೂಜಿಸಿದವನು ಭೋಗವನ್ನೂ ಮೋಕ್ಷವನ್ನೂ ಎರಡನ್ನೂ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಓ ಸುಂದರಿ, ಈ ತೀರ್ಥಗಳು ನಿನಗೆ ಸಂಕ್ಷೇಪವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟವು.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रादि-लोकपान्: the world-guardians beginning with Indra
• इन्द्रादि-लोकपान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + आदि + लोकप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; समासः—इन्द्रादयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + लोकपाः (लोकपालाः)

• प्रार्च्य: having worshipped
• प्रार्च्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having worshipped’

• भुक्तिम्: enjoyment/worldly prosperity
• भुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विन्दति: obtains
• विन्दति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• उद्देशतः: briefly / by indication
• उद्देशतः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद्देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘in brief/by way of indication’

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• उक्तानि: have been stated
• उक्तानि: Kriya (क्रिया/भूतकर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘said/declared’

• तव: to you / your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन

• सुन्दरी: O beautiful one
• सुन्दरी: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue, instructing Narada; the verse addresses a feminine interlocutor as 'sundarī' within the narrative style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Begins with reverent worship of the lokapālas and culminates in the assurance of both worldly fulfillment and liberation, ending in a calm summary tone."}

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Lokapalas

FAQs

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

It states the twofold fruit of tīrtha-oriented worship—bhukti (well-being and success in worldly life) and mukti (liberation)—and signals that the preceding tīrtha descriptions are a concise enumeration meant to guide practice.

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

The verse emphasizes prārcana (reverential worship) of divine world-guardians as a devotional act; in the Narada Purana’s tīrtha context, such worship at sacred sites is framed as a disciplined devotion that can culminate in liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the act of prārcana (formal worship) and tīrtha-yātrā discipline—showing how prescribed worship at sacred locations is linked to specific results (phala).