Shloka 57

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Devanagari script

तथाघमर्षणं चात्र सूक्तं सर्वाघपर्षणम् । उत्तीर्य वाससी धौते निर्मले परिधाय च ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

tathāghamarṣaṇaṃ cātra sūktaṃ sarvāghaparṣaṇam | uttīrya vāsasī dhaute nirmale paridhāya ca || 57 ||

Translation

तसेच येथे सर्व पापांचा नाश करणारे अघमर्षण सूक्त जपावे. मग पाण्याबाहेर येऊन धुतलेली, निर्मळ दोन वस्त्रे परिधान करावीत.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), प्रकारवाचक (thus/likewise)

• अघमर्षणम्: Aghamarṣaṇa (rite/mantra)
• अघमर्षणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agha-marṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (अघस्य मर्षणम्)

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• सूक्तम्: hymn/vedic verse
• सूक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūkta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सर्वाघपर्षणम्: that which removes all sins
• सर्वाघपर्षणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-agha-parṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वाणि अघानि पर्षति/नाशयति)

• उत्तीर्य: having come out (of the water)
• उत्तीर्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-tṝ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), धातुः: उत्तॄ (to come out/cross over)

• वाससी: two garments (upper and lower cloth)
• वाससी: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), द्विवचन (dual)

• धौते: washed
• धौते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhauta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) from धाव्/धौ (to wash) used adjectivally

• निर्मले: clean/pure
• निर्मले: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; विशेषण

• परिधाय: having put on
• परिधाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), धातुः: परिधा (to put on/wear)

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

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Aghamarshana Sukta

FAQs

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

It frames holy bathing as a complete purification rite: recitation of the Aghamarṣaṇa Sūkta for inner cleansing, followed by wearing clean garments for outer ritual purity.

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

By prescribing a sin-removing Vedic hymn and disciplined purity, it supports bhakti as a practiced, reverent approach—preparing the devotee to worship with a purified body and mind.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights kalpa/ritual procedure (proper sequence after snāna) and the use of Vedic sūkta recitation as a recognized method of purification (prāyaścitta-oriented practice).