Shloka 27

Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha

Devanagari script

महाफलमवाप्नोति स्नापयित्वेह दिक्श्रुताम् । पञ्चामृतानां कलशैरष्टोत्तरशतोन्मितैः ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

mahāphalamavāpnoti snāpayitveha dikśrutām | pañcāmṛtānāṃ kalaśairaṣṭottaraśatonmitaiḥ || 27 ||

Translation

ഇവിടെ, എല്ലാദിക്കുകളിലും പ്രസിദ്ധമായ ആരാധ്യ ദേവതയെ പഞ്ചാമൃതം നിറച്ച 108 കലശങ്ങളാൽ അഭിഷേകസ്നാനം ചെയ്യിച്ചാൽ മഹാഫലം ലഭിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• महाफलम्: great fruit (great merit/result)
• महाफलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समास: कर्मधारय (महद् फलम्)

• अवाप्नोति: obtains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• स्नापयित्वा: having bathed (someone)/having performed bathing
• स्नापयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative धातु: स्नापय (स्ना→स्नापय), क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• दिक्श्रुताम्: (the one) famed in all directions
• दिक्श्रुताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिक् + श्रुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (दिक्-श्रुता = ‘दिशासु श्रुता/प्रसिद्धा’)

• पञ्चामृतानाम्: of the five nectars (pañcāmṛta)
• पञ्चामृतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; समास: द्विगु (पञ्च अमृतानि)

• कलशैः: with pots
• कलशैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अष्टोत्तरशतोन्मितैः: numbering one hundred and eight
• अष्टोत्तरशतोन्मितैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट + उत्तर + शत + उन्मित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of कलशैः); समास: तत्पुरुष (‘अष्टोत्तरशत-उन्मित’ = 108-measured/numbered)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya section in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Pañcāmṛta

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that performing pañcāmṛta-abhiṣeka—especially with the complete count of 108 kalaśas—produces “mahāphala,” emphasizing that reverent ritual worship at a sacred setting yields powerful dharmic merit.

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

Bhakti is expressed through tangible service (sevā) to the deity: bathing the universally revered form with pañcāmṛta is a devotional act that combines faith, purity, and disciplined offering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual precision (kalpa-style practice) is highlighted: the specified substance (pañcāmṛta) and the prescribed count (108 kalaśas) reflect procedural exactness in pūjā/abhiṣeka performance.