Shloka 6

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

अंतकेश्वरपूर्वेण दक्षे सर्वेश्वरस्य च । मातलीश्वरसौम्ये तु कृत्तिवासेश्वरः स्मृतः ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

aṃtakeśvarapūrveṇa dakṣe sarveśvarasya ca | mātalīśvarasaumye tu kṛttivāseśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ || 6 ||

Translation

അന്തകേശ്വരന്റെ കിഴക്കിലും സർവേശ്വരന്റെ തെക്കിലും; കൂടാതെ മാതലീശ്വരന്റെ വടക്കിലും കൃത്തിവാസേശ്വരൻ സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अंतकेश्वरपूर्वेण: to the east of Antakeśvara
• अंतकेश्वरपूर्वेण: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंतकेश्वर + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अंतकेश्वरस्य पूर्वः) + तृतीया-एकवचन

• दक्षे: on the right/southern side
• दक्षे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सर्वेश्वरस्य: of Sarveśvara
• सर्वेश्वरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सर्वः ईश्वरः)

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

• मातलीश्वरसौम्ये: in the pleasant area of Mātalīśvara
• मातलीश्वरसौम्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातलीश्वर + सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मातलीश्वरस्य सौम्यः/सौम्यं स्थानम्)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• कृत्तिवासेश्वरः: Kṛttivāseśvara
• कृत्तिवासेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्तिवास + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृत्तिवासस्य ईश्वरः)

• स्मृतः: is said/remembered (as)
• स्मृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘is called/remembered’

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Antakeśvara
• Sarveśvara
• Mātalīśvara
• Kṛttivāseśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a sacred-geographical marker: it preserves the traditional placement of a specific Śiva shrine (Kṛttivāseśvara) relative to nearby liṅgas, guiding tirtha-yātrā and reinforcing the mahatmya that holy places are approached with memory, orientation, and reverence.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through pilgrimage and darśana: the devotee follows the received tradition (smṛtaḥ) to locate and worship named forms of Īśvara, turning travel and temple-visitation into disciplined remembrance and devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights practical orientation and ritual logistics—using directional terms (east/south/north) to structure a pilgrimage sequence; this aligns with applied ritual planning (kalpa-style practicality) even though no explicit grammar/astrology teaching is stated in the verse.