Shloka 6

Devanagari script

विश्रांतिसंज्ञके तीर्थे सर्वतीर्थोत्तमोत्तमे । मंदिरे च वराहस्य कथ्यमानां कथां नृप ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

viśrāṃtisaṃjñake tīrthe sarvatīrthottamottame | maṃdire ca varāhasya kathyamānāṃ kathāṃ nṛpa || 6 ||

Translation

ഹേ നൃപാ, ‘വിശ്രാന്തി’ എന്ന തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ—സകല തീർത്ഥങ്ങളിലെയും ഉത്തമോത്തമമായതിൽ—കൂടാതെ വരാഹക്ഷേത്രത്തിലെ മന്ദിരത്തിൽ, ഈ കഥ പറയപ്പെടുന്നു।

Word by Word

• विश्रान्ति-संज्ञके: in (the) named ‘Viśrānti’
• विश्रान्ति-संज्ञके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; ‘तीर्थे’ इति विशेषण; संज्ञक = named/called

• तीर्थे: at the holy place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन

• सर्व-तीर्थ-उत्तम-उत्तमे: in the best of all holy places
• सर्व-तीर्थ-उत्तम-उत्तमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘तीर्थे’ इति विशेषण; अतिशयार्थे पुनरुक्ति (uttamottama = best of the best)

• मन्दिरे: in the temple
• मन्दिरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वराहस्य: of Varāha
• वराहस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• कथ्यमानाम्: being narrated
• कथ्यमानाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्तः, शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (present passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘कथाम्’ इति विशेषण

• कथाम्: the story
• कथाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Varaha
• Vishnu
• King (Nṛpa)

FAQs

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

It frames the setting of a tīrtha-māhātmya: the teaching is delivered at Viśrānti-tīrtha and the Varāha temple, indicating that the place and deity-context sanctify and intensify the merit and insight of the discourse.

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

By centering the narration in Varāha’s temple, the verse directs the listener toward Viṣṇu-bhakti—hearing sacred kathā in the presence of the Lord’s form is presented as a devotional gateway to grace and purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it primarily highlights tīrtha practice—listening to Purāṇic kathā at a consecrated site and deity-temple as a recognized dharmic ritual context.