Shloka 100

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

इंद्रद्युस्मसरो नाम तीर्थँ यज्ञाज्यसंभवम् । यत्र स्नात्वा सकृल्लोकः शक्रलोकमवाप्स्यति ॥ १०० ॥

Transliteration

iṃdradyusmasaro nāma tīrthaṃ yajñājyasaṃbhavam | yatra snātvā sakṛllokaḥ śakralokamavāpsyati || 100 ||

Translation

യജ്ഞഘൃതത്തിൽ നിന്നു ഉദ്ഭവിച്ച ‘ഇന്ദ്രദ്യുസ്മസരസ്’ എന്ന തീർത്ഥം ഉണ്ട്. അവിടെ ഒരിക്കൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്താൽ പോലും മനുഷ്യൻ ശക്ര (ഇന്ദ്ര) ലോകം പ്രാപിക്കും.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रद्युस्मसरः: the lake (named) Indradyusmasaras
• इन्द्रद्युस्मसरः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रद्युस् + सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रद्युसः सरः = Indradyus' lake)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable particle meaning ‘by name/indeed’)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• यज्ञाज्यसम्भवम्: arisen from sacrificial ghee
• यज्ञाज्यसम्भवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ + आज्य + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (यज्ञस्य आज्यस्य सम्भवः = arising from sacrificial ghee)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-स्थानवाचक (relative adverb of place: ‘where’)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having bathed’

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/आवृत्तिवाचक (adverb: once)

• लोकः: a person (one)
• लोकः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• शक्रलोकम्: the world of Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रलोकम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शक्रस्य लोकः)

• अवाप्स्यति: will attain
• अवाप्स्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव् + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a Tirtha-Mahatmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shakra (Indra)

FAQs

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

It presents a tīrtha-māhātmya: a sacred place whose power is tied to yajña (sacrifice). The verse teaches that contact with such a consecrated tīrtha through snāna yields a specific heavenly fruit—attainment of Śakraloka.

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

While it is primarily a tīrtha-phala statement, it supports bhakti in practice by encouraging reverent pilgrimage and ritual purity; honoring sacred places connected to yajña is treated as a devotional act that brings divine merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual theology connected to yajña is implied: ājya (ghee) is a key oblation in Vedic rites (kalpa/śrauta practice). The verse links sacrificial substances and their sanctifying power to tīrtha tradition and prescribed snāna.