Shloka 54

The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places

Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा तत्राक्षयं पुण्यं प्रयाग इव लभ्यते ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

snātvā tatrākṣayaṃ puṇyaṃ prayāga iva labhyate || 54 ||

Translation

ຜູ້ໃດໄດ້ອາບນ້ຳຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນ ຈະໄດ້ຮັບບຸນກຸສົນອັນບໍ່ເສື່ອມສູນ—ເຫມືອນກັບທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຢູ່ປຣະຍາກ।

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नात्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिकक्रिया—‘स्नानं कृत्वा’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of पुण्यम्)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (कर्म/That which is obtained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रयागे: at Prayāga
• प्रयागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• इव: as if/like
• इव: Upamana-marker (उपमानसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक (comparative particle)

• लभ्यते: is obtained
• लभ्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive) = “is obtained”

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahātmyas)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Prayaga

FAQs

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

It declares that a single sacred bath at the described tīrtha grants akṣaya (inexhaustible) puṇya, equating its fruit to the renowned merit of bathing at Prayāga.

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

By highlighting tīrtha-snānā as a sanctifying act that yields lasting merit, it supports bhakti-oriented living where external acts (like bathing at holy places) are performed as offerings that purify and turn the mind toward the Divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: tīrtha-snānā is presented as a concrete dhārmic act with a defined result (puṇya), guiding how and why sacred bathing is undertaken.