Shloka 7

The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas

Devanagari script

पन्नगैश्चैव यात्रेयं मार्गमासे तु मोहिनि । कोटितीर्थस्थितैश्चीर्णा स्नानपूजाविधायकैः ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

pannagaiścaiva yātreyaṃ mārgamāse tu mohini | koṭitīrthasthitaiścīrṇā snānapūjāvidhāyakaiḥ || 7 ||

Translation

ഹേ മോഹിനീ, മാർഗശീർഷ മാസത്തിൽ നാഗന്മാരോടൊപ്പം ഈ യാത്ര ചെയ്യേണ്ടതാണ്; കോടിതീർത്ഥത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്ന സ്നാന-പൂജാ വിധി നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുന്നവർ ഇത് യഥാവിധി അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• पन्नगैः: by the serpents (Nāgas)
• पन्नगैः: Kartr (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• यात्रा: the pilgrimage
• यात्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मार्ग-मासे: in the month of Mārga
• मार्ग-मासे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक; मास-नाम) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘मार्गः स मासः’ इति कर्मधारय

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• मोहिनि: O enchantress
• मोहिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• कोटि-तीर्थ-स्थितैः: by those stationed at Koṭitīrtha
• कोटि-तीर्थ-स्थितैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थित (कृदन्त, √स्था धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘कोटितीर्थे स्थिताः’ इति सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष

• चीर्णा: was undertaken/performed
• चीर्णा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘यात्रा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; कर्मणि/भावे

• स्नान-पूजा-विधायकैः: by those who prescribe/perform bathing and worship rites
• स्नान-पूजा-विधायकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + विधायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘स्नानपूजां विधायन्ति’ इति उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्तृवाचक

Speaker

Narada (as narrator/teacher within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A devotional injunction-like tone: the yātrā is situated in sacred time (Mārgaśīrṣa) and validated by Nāgas and Koṭitīrtha residents who uphold proper rites."}

Characters & Entities

• Mohini
• Nāga (Pannaga)
• Koṭitīrtha
• Mārgaśīrṣa (month)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes tīrtha-yātrā as a time-specific dharmic practice, highlighting that sacred bathing (snāna) and worship (pūjā) at Koṭitīrtha must be done according to an established vidhi, especially in the auspicious month of Mārgaśīrṣa.

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

Bhakti is expressed here through disciplined worship—approaching a holy place, performing prescribed snāna and pūjā, and following the guidance of those who know the ritual procedure—showing devotion as both reverence and right practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa-style calendrical timing are implied: the verse specifies the proper month (Mārgaśīrṣa) and stresses correct snāna-pūjā vidhi as taught by ritual authorities at the tīrtha.