Shloka 49

The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification

Devanagari script

नहि मम गतिदं पुराणपुंसोऽन्यदिति प्रार्थनया प्रसीदऽमेद्य ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

nahi mama gatidaṃ purāṇapuṃso'nyaditi prārthanayā prasīda'medya || 49 ||

Translation

Bagiku, wahai Purusha Purba, tiada tempat berlindung selain Engkau. Maka, dengan permohonan ini, berkenanlah—wahai Yang Tiada Noda.

Word by Word

• नहि: indeed not
• नहि: सम्बन्ध (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नहि (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (particle of negation/emphasis)

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गति-दम्: giver of refuge/goal
• गति-दम्: विशेषण (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘गति ददाति’ इति अर्थे विशेषणम्

• पुराण-पुंसः: of the primeval Person
• पुराण-पुंसः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘पुराणः पुमान्’ = the primeval Person

• अन्यत्: anything else
• अन्यत्: कर्ता (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘anything else’

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-परामर्शक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• प्रार्थनया: by (this) prayer
• प्रार्थनया: करण (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रार्थना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रसीद: be gracious/please be pleased
• प्रसीद: क्रिया (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्ग: प्र-; अर्थ: प्रसन्नो भव

• अमेद्य: O undefiled one
• अमेद्य: सम्बोधन (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘not impure/undefiled’

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant voice within the narrative (stuti/prārthanā addressed to the Supreme Puruṣa, i.e., Viṣṇu)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati—exclusive reliance on the Supreme Puruṣa as the only true refuge—asking for prasāda (grace) as the means to spiritual safety and liberation.

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

Bhakti here is framed as heartfelt prārthanā (supplication) and single-point surrender: the devotee rejects all alternate supports and seeks only the Lord’s compassion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; it functions as a devotional stuti used in ritual recitation (pāṭha/japa) to cultivate surrender and purity of intent.