Shloka 29

Devanagari script

यच्छ्रुत्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । स्नातस्य गंगासलिले सद्यः पापं प्रणश्यति ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

yacchrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | snātasya gaṃgāsalile sadyaḥ pāpaṃ praṇaśyati || 29 ||

Translation

ഇതു കേട്ടാൽ തന്നെ മനുഷ്യൻ സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു മോചിതനാകുന്നു—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല. ഗംഗാജലത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്തവന്റെ പാപം ഉടൻ നശിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• यत्: which (that)
• यत्: Karma (कर्म; object of ‘hearing’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• सर्व-पापेभ्यः: from all sins
• सर्व-पापेभ्यः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि पापानि = all sins)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here/in this matter)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता; of implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• स्नातस्य: of one who has bathed
• स्नातस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used substantively), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; ‘of one who has bathed’

• गङ्गा-सलिले: in the Ganga’s water
• गङ्गा-सलिले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + सलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गङ्गायाः सलिले = in the water of Gaṅgā)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: immediately)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (कर्ता; of ‘perishes’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; form identical), एकवचन

• प्रणश्यति: perishes
• प्रणश्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sage Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga context of Tirtha-Mahatmya)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Assures the listener of sin-destruction through hearing and bathing, ending in emphatic immediacy (sadyaḥ) of purification."}

Characters & Entities

• Ganga

FAQs

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

It asserts two purifying powers central to Tirtha-Mahatmya: śravaṇa (hearing sacred narration) frees one from sin, and Gaṅgā-snān (bathing in the Ganga) destroys sin immediately, emphasizing grace through holy association and pilgrimage.

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

By highlighting śravaṇa—devotional hearing—as intrinsically liberating, the verse aligns with Bhakti practice where attentive listening to sacred accounts and names becomes a direct means of inner purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to kalpa-oriented practice (ritual discipline) through snāna at a tīrtha as a form of prāyaścitta (expiatory purification), a practical dharma application rather than a technical treatment of grammar or astrology.