Shloka 44

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

तस्यैव दक्षिणे देवि मणिकर्णीति च श्रुतम् । तस्य चाग्रे महत्तीर्थं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

tasyaiva dakṣiṇe devi maṇikarṇīti ca śrutam | tasya cāgre mahattīrthaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam || 44 ||

Translation

ദേവീ, അതേ സ്ഥലത്തിന്റെ തെക്കുഭാഗത്ത് ‘മണികർണീ’ എന്നു കേൾക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. അതിന്റെ മുൻപിൽ സർവ്വപാപനാശിനിയായ മഹാതീർത്ഥം ഉണ്ട്.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (place/deity)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• दक्षिणे: on the south (side)
• दक्षिणे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिक्/प्रदेशवाचक

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• मणिकर्णी: Maṇikarṇī (name)
• मणिकर्णी: कर्ता (Subject/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि + कर्णी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (मणिरिव कर्णी/मणिकर्णी—proper name)

• इति: thus/so called
• इति: वाक्यचिह्न (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• श्रुतम्: is heard/known
• श्रुतम्: विधेय (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘is heard/known’

• तस्य: of it
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अग्रे: in front/nearby
• अग्रे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘in front/nearby’

• महत्: great
• महत्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘तीर्थम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford/pilgrimage spot
• तीर्थम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier of ‘तीर्थम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + प्रणाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पापानां प्रणाशनम्)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Maṇikarṇī
• Tīrtha

FAQs

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

It identifies Maṇikarṇī and a nearby great tīrtha as exceptionally purifying, emphasizing that pilgrimage and contact with such sacred geography function as a dharmic means of removing accumulated pāpa.

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

By praising a holy site as ‘sin-destroying,’ the verse supports bhakti-oriented tīrtha-yātrā—approaching sacred places with श्रद्धा (faith) and reverence as an aid to inner purification that strengthens devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse chiefly conveys tīrtha-mahātmya rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it reflects dharma-śāstric ritual culture—recognizing auspicious locations and undertaking pilgrimage as a form of prayāścitta (expiatory purification).