Shloka 36

The Greatness of Haridvāra

Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya

Devanagari script

स आवर्तं ततः प्राप्य संतर्प्यामरपूर्वकान् । स्रात्वा देवेंद्रभवने मोदते युगमेव च ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

sa āvartaṃ tataḥ prāpya saṃtarpyāmarapūrvakān | srātvā deveṃdrabhavane modate yugameva ca || 36 ||

Translation

പിന്നീട് അവൻ ആ പുണ്യമായ ആവർത്തത്തെ പ്രാപിച്ച് ആദ്യം ദേവാദി അമരന്മാരെ തർപ്പണങ്ങളാൽ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു; അവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ദേവേന്ദ്രന്റെ ഭവനത്തിൽ ഒരു യുഗം മുഴുവൻ ആനന്ദിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative singular

• आवर्तम्: the whirlpool/eddy (place called Āvarta)
• आवर्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘from there/thereafter’)

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having reached/obtained’

• संतर्प्य: having satisfied
• संतर्प्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + तृप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having satisfied’

• अमरपूर्वकान्: the gods and others (beginning with the immortals)
• अमरपूर्वकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अमराः पूर्वकाः येषाम्—‘with the gods first’ i.e., gods and others); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• स्रात्वा: having bathed
• स्रात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); वैदिक/पाठभेद रूप ‘स्रात्वा’ = ‘स्नात्वा’; having bathed

• देवेन्द्रभवने: in Indra’s abode
• देवेन्द्रभवने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेन्द्र + भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवेन्द्रस्य भवनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, 3rd person singular (Ātmanepada)

• युगम्: an age
• युगम्: Karma (कर्म/extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; used adverbially with एव = ‘for an age’

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (restrictive/emphatic particle)

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

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a Tirtha-mahatmya narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Devas (Amaras)

FAQs

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

It links tīrtha-snana (sacred bathing) and devatā-tarpaṇa (satisfying the gods with offerings) to the fruit of svarga-prāpti—enjoyment in Indra’s realm—showing how ritual purity and reverence for devas generate visible karmic results.

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

Though framed as tīrtha-mahātmya, the act of honoring the devas “headed by Indra” before bathing reflects devotional humility and worshipful intent; the merit arises not from bathing alone, but from reverent service (tarpaṇa) joined to sacred practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application aligned with Kalpa (procedural dharma): perform tarpaṇa/offerings to devas and then snāna at the tīrtha; the verse emphasizes correct sequence and intention in rite-based merit.