Shloka 30

The Vision of Mohinī (मोहिनी-दर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

बहुनिर्झरसंयुक्तं बहुकंदरभूषितम् । निम्नागायुतसंपूर्णं धौतं गंगाजलैः शुभैः ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

bahunirjharasaṃyuktaṃ bahukaṃdarabhūṣitam | nimnāgāyutasaṃpūrṇaṃ dhautaṃ gaṃgājalaiḥ śubhaiḥ || 30 ||

Translation

അത് അനേകം വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടധാരകളാൽ സംയുക്തവും, പല ഗുഹകളാൽ അലങ്കൃതവും, എണ്ണമറ്റ താഴ്വരകളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞതും, ശുഭമായ ഗംഗാജലങ്ങളാൽ കഴുകി പരിശുദ്ധമായതുമാണ്।

Word by Word

• बहुनिर्झरसंयुक्तम्: connected with many waterfalls/streams
• बहुनिर्झरसंयुक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + निर्झर + संयुक्त (युज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समास: बहुभिः निर्झरैः संयुक्तम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• बहुकन्दरभूषितम्: adorned with many caves
• बहुकन्दरभूषितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + कन्दर + भूषित (भूष् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समास: बहुभिः कन्दरैः भूषितम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• निम्नागा: rivers (lit. 'going downward')
• निम्नागा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निम्नगा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (समासे पूर्वपदत्वेन)

• अयुत: ten-thousand
• अयुत: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (numeral) ‘ten-thousand’; समासे पूर्वपदत्वेन

• संपूर्णम्: filled / complete
• संपूर्णम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पूर्ण’ विशेषण

• निम्नागायुतसंपूर्णम्: filled with ten-thousands of rivers
• निम्नागायुतसंपूर्णम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निम्नगा + अयुत + संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: अयुताभिः निम्नागाभिः संपूर्णम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष, संख्यापूर्वक)

• धौतम्: washed / cleansed
• धौतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धाव्/धौ (धातु) → धौत (क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• गङ्गाजलैः: with the waters of the Ganga
• गङ्गाजलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समास: गङ्गायाः जलम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• शुभैः: auspicious / pure
• शुभैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (गङ्गाजलैः)

Speaker

Narada (descriptive narration within the Tirtha-mahatmya of Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ganga

FAQs

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

It presents a sacred tirtha-landscape whose holiness is intensified by natural purity (streams, caves, valleys) and, above all, by being sanctified through the auspicious waters of the Gaṅgā—implying heightened puṇya for pilgrimage and worship there.

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

By portraying the tirtha as ‘washed by Gaṅgā,’ the verse supports a bhakti-oriented practice where approaching holy places and sacred waters with reverence becomes an act of devotion that purifies the mind and prepares one for Viṣṇu-smaraṇa (remembrance of the Lord).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Kalpa (ritual practice) is implied: the verse frames a tirtha suitable for snāna (ritual bathing) and pilgrimage observance; it does not directly teach Vyākaraṇa, Śikṣā, or Jyotiṣa in this line.