Shloka 15

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

मुखवाद्यैरनेकैश्च स्तोत्रैर्मंत्रैस्तथैव च । उपोष्य रजनीमेकां भक्त्या परमया हरम् ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

mukhavādyairanekaiśca stotrairmaṃtraistathaiva ca | upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ bhaktyā paramayā haram || 15 ||

Translation

अनेक प्रकारच्या मुखवाद्यांसह, स्तोत्रे व मंत्रांसह; एक रात्र उपवास करून परम भक्तीने हरिचे भजन-पूजन करावे.

Word by Word

• mukha-vādyaiḥ: with wind instruments
• mukha-vādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha + vādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुषः ‘मुखेन वाद्यं’ (wind/mouth instruments)

• anekaiḥ: many
• anekaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with vādyaiḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• stotraiḥ: with hymns
• stotraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mantraiḥ: with mantras
• mantraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tathā: likewise; also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• eva: indeed; also
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• upoṣya: having fasted
• upoṣya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√vas (वस्) (धातु) → upoṣya (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having fasted’

• rajanīm: a night
• rajanīm: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajanī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ekām: one
• ekām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with rajanīm

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• paramayā: supreme; utmost
• paramayā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with bhaktyā

• haram: Hara (Śiva)
• haram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents a simple but potent devotional discipline—night-long fasting/vigil accompanied by mantra and praise—showing that sincere, supreme bhakti directed to Hari is the core means of spiritual merit.

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

Bhakti is expressed through loving worship: singing stotras, reciting mantras, and engaging the senses (sound/music) while maintaining upavāsa for one night—devotion, not mere ritual display, is emphasized as “paramā bhakti.”

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly highlights ritual practice (vrata/upavāsa and mantra-stotra recitation) rather than a technical Vedanga; indirectly it points to correct mantra usage (linked to Śikṣā for pronunciation) and orderly worship procedure (kalpa-style ritual discipline).