Shloka 59

The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power

Devanagari script

कर्मभिः प्रेर्यमाणानां कर्णजाप्यं प्रयच्छति । स्वयं रामेण चाप्युक्तं शिवाय शिवकारिणे ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

karmabhiḥ preryamāṇānāṃ karṇajāpyaṃ prayacchati | svayaṃ rāmeṇa cāpyuktaṃ śivāya śivakāriṇe || 59 ||

Translation

കർമങ്ങളാൽ പ്രേരിതരായവർക്ക് അദ്ദേഹം കാതിൽ ജപിക്കേണ്ട പവിത്ര മന്ത്രം നൽകുന്നു. ഇത് സ്വയം രാമനും ഉച്ചരിച്ചതാണ്—ശിവനോടു, ശിവകാരിയായ ശിവനോടു।

Word by Word

• कर्मभिः: by (their) actions/karma
• कर्मभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• प्रेर्यमाणानाम्: of those being driven/impelled
• प्रेर्यमाणानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-ईर्/ईर् (धातु) → प्रेरयति (णिजन्त) + कर्मणि वर्तमान कृदन्त (शानच्) → प्रेर्यमाण (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि वर्तमान कृदन्त (शानच्), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural “of those being impelled”

• कर्ण-जाप्यम्: ear-whispered mantra (upadeśa)
• कर्ण-जाप्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक; जप्-धातु से ‘जाप्य’)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्णे जाप्यम् = to be whispered in the ear); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular

• प्रयच्छति: bestows
• प्रयच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; “gives/bestows”

• स्वयम्: personally
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मार्थक (personally)

• रामेण: by Rāma
• रामेण: Kartr-karana (कर्ता-करण) / Agent in passive sense
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; “also/even”

• उक्तम्: was said
• उक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया) (passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; past passive participle “said” (impersonal: “it was said”)

• शिवाय: to Śiva
• शिवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; dative singular

• शिव-कारिणे: to the beneficent one (who does auspiciousness)
• शिव-कारिणे: Visheshana (विशेषण) / Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातु से)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवं करोति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; dative singular (epithet of Śiva)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in Uttara-Bhaga narrative style; verse references Rama and Shiva as exemplars of mantra-upadesha)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights mantra-upadeśa (authorized transmission of a japa-mantra) as a compassionate remedy for beings bound by karma, showing that sacred sound, properly received, can redirect one toward śiva (auspiciousness) and liberation-oriented merit.

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

By emphasizing japa received through proper instruction, it frames devotion as disciplined remembrance through mantra—supported by revered exemplars (Rāma and Śiva)—where sincere repetition becomes a practical vehicle for bhakti and inner purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse implies the importance of correct mantra-reception and recitation—topics closely tied to Śikṣā (phonetics/pronunciation) and Vyākaraṇa (linguistic correctness) as foundations for effective japa in Narada Purana rituals.