Shloka 91

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

Devanagari script

अवांतराण्यनंतानि तानि वक्तुं न शक्यते । एकैकस्यापि तीर्थस्य संति विस्तरतः कथाः ॥ ९१ ॥

Transliteration

avāṃtarāṇyanaṃtāni tāni vaktuṃ na śakyate | ekaikasyāpi tīrthasya saṃti vistarataḥ kathāḥ || 91 ||

Translation

ເລື່ອງຍ່ອຍໆນັ້ນມີຢ່າງອະນັນຕະ ບໍ່ອາດເວົ້າໃຫ້ໝົດໄດ້. ແຕ່ລະຕີຣຖະແມ່ນມີເລື່ອງລາວລະອຽດຢ່າງກວ້າງຂວາງ.

Word by Word

• अवान्तराणि: subsidiary / intermediate
• अवान्तराणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवान्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• अनन्तानि: endless
• अनन्तानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• तानि: them
• तानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वक्तुम्: to describe
• वक्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्यय; ‘to speak/tell’

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• शक्यते: is possible
• शक्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is possible’

• एकैकस्य: of each single (one)
• एकैकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भे ‘each one’), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (एक + एक) ‘each and every’

• अपि: even / also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ

• तीर्थस्य: of a pilgrimage place
• तीर्थस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सन्ति: there are
• सन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• विस्तरतः: in detail
• विस्तरतः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘in detail/at length’

• कथाः: accounts/stories
• कथाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhāga tīrtha context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It teaches the vastness of tīrtha-māhātmya: every sacred place carries layered, dharma-shaping legends, so the Purāṇa offers a guided selection rather than an exhaustive catalogue.

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

By emphasizing that each tīrtha has expansive kathās, it points to bhakti being nourished through hearing sacred narratives (śravaṇa) that awaken reverence, faith, and remembrance tied to holy places.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it highlights itihāsa-purāṇa style pedagogy—using structured kathā (narrative exposition) to transmit dharma; no specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is explicitly taught in this verse.