Shloka 22

Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy

Devanagari script

चतुर्दश्यां विशेषेण सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । तद्वत्स्नानं समुद्रस्य सर्वकालं प्रशस्यते ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

caturdaśyāṃ viśeṣeṇa sarvapāpapraṇāśanam | tadvatsnānaṃ samudrasya sarvakālaṃ praśasyate || 22 ||

Translation

चतुर्दशीला विशेषतः केलेले स्नान सर्व पापांचा नाश करते; तसेच समुद्रस्नानही सर्वकाळ प्रशंसनीय आहे॥२२॥

Word by Word

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन used adverbially; क्रियाविशेषण (in particular)

• सर्व-पाप-प्रणाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्व-पाप-प्रणाशनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व+पाप+प्रणाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: सर्वेषां पापानां प्रणाशनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (स्नानम्)

• तत्-वत्: likewise
• तत्-वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्+वत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तुलनार्थक (like that/similarly)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समुद्रस्य: of the ocean
• समुद्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वकालम्: at all times
• सर्वकालम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक अव्यय (at all times)

• प्रशस्यते: is praised
• प्रशस्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"A calm, rule-like statement identifies a particularly potent time (Caturdaśī) for sin-destruction, then broadens to the always-praised ocean bath."}

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Samudra (Ocean)

FAQs

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

It elevates specific sacred timings (Caturdaśī) and sacred places (the ocean) as powerful means for pāpa-kṣaya (removal of demerit) through tirtha-snāna.

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

By recommending purificatory acts like holy bathing, it supports bhakti indirectly—purity and merit gained through tirtha-snāna are presented as conducive to sustained worship and dharmic living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on calendrical discipline (tithi-based observance—Caturdaśī), aligning practice with traditional time-reckoning used in ritual planning (jyotiṣa/pañcāṅga usage).