Shloka 77

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

Devanagari script

स्वर्गार्हो जायतेऽभ्यर्च्य देवीं मंत्रविभूषणाम् । दुर्गकूटं गणपतिं पूजयित्वा सुखी भवेत् ॥ ७७ ॥

Transliteration

svargārho jāyate'bhyarcya devīṃ maṃtravibhūṣaṇām | durgakūṭaṃ gaṇapatiṃ pūjayitvā sukhī bhavet || 77 ||

Translation

ບູຊາເທວີ—ຜູ້ປະດັບດ້ວຍມົນຕຣາອັນສັກສິດ—ຍ່ອມເຮັດໃຫ້ເປັນຜູ້ຄວນແກ່ສະຫວັນ. ແລະບູຊາ Gaṇapati ທີ່ Durgakūṭa ຍ່ອມໄດ້ຄວາມສຸກ.

Word by Word

• स्वर्गार्हः: worthy of heaven
• स्वर्गार्हः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग-अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुषार्थः: ‘स्वर्गम् अर्हति’ (worthy of heaven)

• जायते: becomes
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद: ‘is born/becomes’

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावे कृदन्त (gerund): ‘having worshipped’

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• मंत्रविभूषणाम्: adorned with mantras
• मंत्रविभूषणाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्र-विभूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मन्त्रैः विभूषणम् यस्याः) — ‘adorned with mantras’

• दुर्गकूटम्: Durgakūṭa (name/place/deity)
• दुर्गकूटम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग-कूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दुर्गस्य कूटः/कूट-नाम)

• गणपतिम्: Gaṇapati
• गणपतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावे कृदन्त (gerund): ‘having worshipped’

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• भवेत्: may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद: ‘may become’

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within Uttara-Bhaga Mahatmya section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Ganapati

FAQs

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

It links mantra-guided worship of the Goddess and reverence to Gaṇapati at a specific sacred site (Durgakūṭa) with two fruits: eligibility for svarga (heavenly merit) and immediate well-being/happiness (sukha).

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

It presents bhakti as concrete upāsanā—worship performed with mantras and directed to specific deities—showing that devotional acts at tirtha/kshetra settings are affirmed as effective means to attain auspicious results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-prayoga (practical application of sacred formulas) is implied—aligned with Śikṣā (correct recitation) and Vyākaraṇa (proper word-forms) as supportive disciplines for effective ritual worship.