Shloka 3

Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha

Devanagari script

अविमुक्तकृतं यत्तु पापं वज्रं भवेच्छुभे । त्रैलोक्ये यानि तीर्थानि मोक्षदानि च कृत्स्नशः ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

avimuktakṛtaṃ yattu pāpaṃ vajraṃ bhavecchubhe | trailokye yāni tīrthāni mokṣadāni ca kṛtsnaśaḥ || 3 ||

Translation

ഹേ ശുഭേ! അവിമുക്തത്തിൽ ചെയ്ത പാപം വജ്രംപോലെ കഠിനമാകുന്നു; ത്രിലോകത്തിലെ മോക്ഷദായകമായ എല്ലാ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളും അവിടെ സമ്പൂർണ്ണമായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു।

Word by Word

• अविमुक्त-कृतम्: done in Avimukta
• अविमुक्त-कृतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; ‘that which is done’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त ‘कृत’; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: ‘अविमुक्ते कृतम्’

• यत्: whatever/which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (emphasis/adversative particle)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वज्रम्: a thunderbolt/diamond (hard)
• वज्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); उपमान/प्रत्यय (predicate nominative)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• यानि: which (all)
• यानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मोक्ष-दानि: granting liberation
• मोक्ष-दानि: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘मोक्षस्य दानि’ (giving liberation)

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

• कृत्स्नशः: entirely/in full
• कृत्स्नशः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत्स्नशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: wholly, entirely)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Avimukta/Tirtha-Mahatmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Avimukta

FAQs

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

It teaches that Avimukta is an exceptionally potent kṣetra: actions there carry intensified karmic weight, and it is praised as containing the full merit of all mokṣa-giving tīrthas.

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

By exalting Avimukta as a liberation-giving sacred field, the verse implies that reverent presence, worship, and disciplined conduct in such a kṣetra support mokṣa—core aims of bhakti practiced with purity and restraint.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual/prayoga-oriented dharma is implied: tīrtha-yātrā and kṣetra-niyama (rules of conduct in holy places), emphasizing that place-specific rites and ethical restraints affect karmic outcomes.