Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ततस्तत्तीर्थमतुलं सर्वपातकनाशनम् । जातं यत्राप्लुतः सोमो मुक्तो यक्ष्मग्रहादभूत् ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

tatastattīrthamatulaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam | jātaṃ yatrāplutaḥ somo mukto yakṣmagrahādabhūt || 18 ||

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം അതുല്യമായ ആ തീർത്ഥം ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു; അത് സർവപാപനാശിനി—അവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത സോമൻ യക്ഷ്മാഗ്രഹം (ക്ഷയരോഗബന്ധം) മുതൽ മോചിതനായി.

Word by Word

ततःthereupon

तत्that

तीर्थम्holy ford / pilgrimage place

अतुलम्incomparable

सर्वपातकनाशनम्destroyer of all sins

जातम्came into being

यत्रwhere

आप्लुतःhaving bathed

सोमःSoma (Moon)

मुक्तःfreed

यक्ष्मग्रहात्from the grip of consumption (yakṣmā)

अभूत्became / was

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue with the Sanatkumara brothers, narrating a Tirtha-Mahatmya)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Soma

Yakshma

Tirtha

FAQs

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

It proclaims a specific tīrtha as “incomparable” and “destroyer of all sins,” emphasizing that sacred bathing (snāna) performed there functions as a powerful act of purification and expiation (prāyaścitta).

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

While it highlights tīrtha-snana, the underlying bhakti framework is faith in dharma and sacred places connected with divine beings; Soma’s deliverance illustrates how sincere, reverent observance at a holy site brings grace-like relief from suffering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It chiefly reflects Kalpa (ritual practice) through tīrtha-snana as a purificatory rite; the term “graha” also echoes traditional astrological/ritual language for afflictive forces, though the verse itself centers on the ritual remedy (bathing at the tīrtha).