Shloka 86

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

Devanagari script

कुंतीश उज्जयंते तु भीमेशश्च महाप्रभः । मृगीकुंडं च सर्वस्वं क्षेत्रे वस्त्रापथे स्मृतम् ॥ ८६ ॥

Transliteration

kuṃtīśa ujjayaṃte tu bhīmeśaśca mahāprabhaḥ | mṛgīkuṃḍaṃ ca sarvasvaṃ kṣetre vastrāpathe smṛtam || 86 ||

Translation

ໃນເຂດສັກສິດທີ່ເອີ້ນວ່າ ວັດສະຣາປະຖະ-ເກສຕຣະ ມີການຈື່ຈຳ ກຸນຕີອີສະ, ອຸຈະຍັນຕະ ແລະ ພີເມອີສະ ຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ມີອຳນາດ. ຍັງມີ ມຣີກີກຸນດະ ທີ່ຖືກຍົກຍ້ອງເປັນ “ທຸກສິ່ງທຸກຢ່າງ” ຂອງຖິ່ນນັ້ນ.

Word by Word

• कुंतीशः: Kuṃtīśa (name of a deity/tīrtha)
• कुंतीशः: समुच्चित-विषय (Listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुंती (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘Kuntī’s lord’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तीर्थ/देवनाम

• उज्जयन्ते: in Ujjayanta
• उज्जयन्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उज्जयन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in Ujjayanta (place/mountain)’

• तु: indeed / and
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• भीमेशः: Bhīmeśa
• भीमेशः: समुच्चित-विषय (Listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘Bhīma’s lord’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• महाप्रभः: the great lord
• महाप्रभः: कर्तृ/विषय-विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘great + lordly’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• मृगीकुण्डम्: Mṛgī-kuṇḍa
• मृगीकुण्डम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगी (प्रातिपदिक) + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘doe’s pond’/name), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• सर्वस्वम्: Sarvasva (everything; name/epithet)
• सर्वस्वम्: समुच्चित-विषय (Listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वस्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘all (as a whole), everything’ (here: listed sacred totality/name)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred area
• क्षेत्रे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• वस्त्रापथे: in Vastrāpatha
• वस्त्रापथे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘cloth-road’ = Vastrāpatha, place-name), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• स्मृतम्: is said to be / is remembered as
• स्मृतम्: क्रिया (Predicate/Passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोग (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘is said/remembered’

Speaker

Suta (narrating the tirtha-mahatmya section in Uttara-Bhaga; traditional puranic frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A calm, matter-of-fact enumeration of powerful tīrthas and deities culminates in the exaltation of Mṛgīkuṇḍa as the ‘sarvasva’ (supreme all-in-all) of the kṣetra."}

Characters & Entities

• Kuntisha
• Ujjayanta
• Bhimesha
• Mrigikunda
• Vastrapatha-ksetra

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a tirtha-catalog within Vastrāpatha-kṣetra, asserting that specific shrines and a sacred pond (Mṛgīkuṇḍa) are especially meritorious—guiding pilgrims toward places where dharma and purification are traditionally intensified.

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

Bhakti is implied through remembrance and visitation of named sacred forms and sites—approaching the deity through kṣetra-sevā (service to a holy place), darśana, and reverent memory (smṛti) as practical expressions of devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This verse primarily reflects Purāṇic sacred geography rather than a Vedāṅga; indirectly, it supports kalpa-style practice by identifying authorized pilgrimage loci used in ritual planning (snāna, darśana, and kṣetra-vrata observances).