Shloka 70

The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification

Devanagari script

आत्मनः सुरतार्थाय कुमारी नियमान्विता । एष प्रभावोऽपि हितः क्षेत्रस्यास्य द्विजोत्म ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

ātmanaḥ suratārthāya kumārī niyamānvitā | eṣa prabhāvo'pi hitaḥ kṣetrasyāsya dvijotma || 70 ||

Translation

ໂອ ດວິຊະໂອດຕະມະ! ແມ່ນແຕ່ນາງພຣົມມະຈາຣິນີຜູ້ຖືວຣະຕະ ແລະປາດຖະນາໃຫ້ສໍາເລັດຄວາມປາຖະໜາແຫ່ງການຮ່ວມສົມພັນຂອງຕົນ—ອໍານາດນີ້ກໍເປັນພະລັງມົງຄຸນ ແລະເປັນປະໂຫຍດຂອງກະເສດຕະຣະສັກສິດນີ້.

Word by Word

• आत्मनः: of herself/one’s own
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सुरत-अर्थाय: for the sake of pleasure/sexual union
• सुरत-अर्थाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Purpose-dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरत (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सुरतस्य अर्थः = purpose of sexual enjoyment)

• कुमारी: the maiden
• कुमारी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नियम-अन्विता: endowed with disciplines
• नियम-अन्विता: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; √इ ‘to go’ + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (नियमैः अन्विता = endowed with restraints/vows)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रभावः: power/effect
• प्रभावः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘also/even’

• हितः: beneficial
• हितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक; √धा + क्त, ‘placed/beneficial’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; एष प्रभावः इति विशेषण

• क्षेत्रस्य: of the sacred place/field
• क्षेत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; क्षेत्रस्य इति सह

• द्विज-उत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विज-उत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (उत्तमः द्विजः)

Speaker

Narada (teaching about the kṣetra’s prabhāva to a dvija interlocutor within the tirtha-mahatmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the extraordinary prabhāva of a sacred kṣetra: even aims that are ordinarily worldly (kāma) become auspicious when pursued with niyama (disciplined observance) in a holy place.

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

Indirectly, it suggests that sacred geography and regulated conduct sanctify intention; in the broader Narada Purana tirtha context, such sanctification is typically oriented toward purity and ultimately toward devotion-centered merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is ritual-dharma: the role of niyama/vrata (regulated observances) in determining phala at a kṣetra—an applied aspect of kalpa-style religious procedure rather than grammar or astrology.