Shloka 11

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

दर्शनाद्देवदेवस्य ब्रह्महापि प्रमुच्यते । स्पर्शने पूजने चैव सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

darśanāddevadevasya brahmahāpi pramucyate | sparśane pūjane caiva sarvayajñaphalaṃ labhet || 11 ||

Translation

ദേവദേവനെ വെറും ദർശനം ചെയ്താൽ പോലും ബ്രാഹ്മണഹത്യാപാപിയും പാപത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകും. അവനെ സ്പർശിച്ച് പൂജിച്ചാൽ സർവ്വയജ്ഞഫലം ലഭിക്കും.

Word by Word

• darśanāt: from (the) seeing; by sight
• darśanāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• deva-devasya: of the God of gods
• deva-devasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘देवानां देवः’

• brahma-hā: a slayer of a brāhmaṇa (brahma-killer)
• brahma-hā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + han (धातु √हन्) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘ब्रह्मणः हन्ता’

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• pramucyate: is released; is freed
• pramucyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √muc (मुच्) (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Passive sense (कर्मणि-प्रयोग)

• sparśane: in/at (the act of) touching
• sparśane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sparśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• pūjane: in/at worship
• pūjane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• sarva-yajña-phalam: the fruit of all sacrifices
• sarva-yajña-phalam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + yajña + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-समासः ‘सर्वेषां यज्ञानां फलम्’

• labhet: would obtain; may gain
• labhet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ्) (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Tirtha-mahatmya discourse; teaching transmitted in the Narada Purana tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva-deva (Supreme Lord)

FAQs

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

It elevates bhakti-based contact with the Supreme—darśana (seeing), sparśa (touch), and pūjā (worship)—as a powerful purifier that can dissolve even grave sin and confer vast merit.

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

Bhakti is presented as directly transformative: simple, heartfelt engagement with the Lord (seeing, touching, worshipping) yields results traditionally associated with elaborate Vedic sacrifices.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual praxis (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: proper pūjā and sacred observances at a deity/tīrtha are treated as efficacious acts, sometimes equated with the cumulative fruit of yajñas.