Shloka 22

Kāmodākhyāna

Glory of the Kāmodā Sacred Place

Devanagari script

यो द्वादश समास्तत्र तिष्ठेज्जपपरायणः । स लभेद्दर्शनं साक्षात्कामोदायाः शुभानने ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

yo dvādaśa samāstatra tiṣṭhejjapaparāyaṇaḥ | sa labheddarśanaṃ sākṣātkāmodāyāḥ śubhānane || 22 ||

Translation

ຜູ້ໃດຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນສິບສອງປີ ໂດຍອຸທິດໃຈໃຫ້ແກ່ການສວດມັນຕຣາ (ຈະປະ) ຜູ້ນັ້ນ—ໂອ ນາງຜູ້ມີໃບໜ້າງາມ—ຈະໄດ້ເຫັນກາໂມດາ ເທວີ ຜູ້ມີໃບໜ້າອັນມົງຄຸນ ດ້ວຍຕາຕົນເອງ।

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• द्वादश: twelve
• द्वादश: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्/अविकारी संख्याशब्दः; अत्र ‘समाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; (twelve)

• समाः: years
• समाः: काल-अत्यन्त-संयोग (Duration/Time-extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; ‘समाः’ = years; Accusative plural (duration)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• तिष्ठेत्: should stay
• तिष्ठेत्: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदी

• जप-परायणः: devoted to japa (repetition)
• जप-परायणः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; जपे परायणः इति सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः; Nominative singular; qualifies यः

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Pronoun; Nominative singular

• लभेत्: should obtain
• लभेत्: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपदी

• दर्शनम्: vision/darśana
• दर्शनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: directly, in person)

• कामोदायाः: of Kāmodā
• कामोदायाः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामोदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• शुभ-आनने: O fair-faced one
• शुभ-आनने: सम्बोधन/अधिकरण (Address/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; शुभम् आननम् यस्य/यत्र इति कर्मधारयः; संबोधनार्थे/विशेषणवत् प्रयोगः; Locative singular

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a tirtha-mahatmya narration, as preserved in the Narada Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kāmodā

FAQs

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

It states that sustained tapas expressed as long-term residence at a sacred place and unwavering japa culminates in sākṣāt-darśana—direct experiential encounter with the presiding deity (Kāmodā).

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

Bhakti is shown as steady, time-tested commitment: remaining in the holy kṣetra and making japa one’s primary refuge, leading from practice (sādhana) to divine audience (darśana).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes mantra-prayoga through japa (linked to Śikṣā for correct recitation and Vyākaraṇa for preserving mantra form), applied as a disciplined ritual practice rather than a theoretical teaching.