Shloka 122

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

यत्र गंगा महाभागे रामशंभुतपोवनम् । सिद्धक्षेत्रं तु तज्ज्ञेयं समन्तात्तु त्रियोजनम् ॥ १२२ ॥

Transliteration

yatra gaṃgā mahābhāge rāmaśaṃbhutapovanam | siddhakṣetraṃ tu tajjñeyaṃ samantāttu triyojanam || 122 ||

Translation

Wahai yang paling beruntung, tempat di mana Gaṅgā berada—bersama rimba tapa suci milik Rāma dan Śambhu—hendaklah diketahui sebagai Siddha-kṣetra; keluasan kesuciannya meliputi tiga yojana ke segala arah.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; location marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• गङ्गा: Ganga
• गङ्गा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• महाभागे: O fortunate one
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन

• राम-शम्भु-तपो-वनम्: the penance-forest of Rama and Shambhu
• राम-शम्भु-तपो-वनम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य; predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक) + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (contextually predicate nominative)

• सिद्ध-क्षेत्रम्: a perfected sacred field
• सिद्ध-क्षेत्रम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य; predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/विधेय), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-अव्यय (indeed/but)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्ञेयम्: should be known
• ज्ञेयम्: Vidheya (विधेय; predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थे क्तव्यप्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (to be known)

• समन्तात्: on all sides
• समन्तात्: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण; extent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्तात् (अव्यय)
• Form: परितः-अर्थक-अव्यय (from all sides/around)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (indeed)

• त्रि-योजनम्: three yojanas (in extent)
• त्रि-योजनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण; measure/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (विधेय), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (measure)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Rama
• Shambhu (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It defines a Gaṅgā-associated region as a Siddha-kṣetra—an especially potent sacred zone—by specifying both its sanctity (linked to tapas) and its traditional boundary (three yojanas in all directions).

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

By honoring Gaṅgā and associating the site with Rāma and Śambhu, the verse frames pilgrimage and reverence as bhakti-supporting practices, showing that devotion can embrace both Vaiṣṇava (Rāma) and Śaiva (Śiva) sanctity within one tīrtha.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It uses traditional sacred geography and measurement (yojana) to mark a kṣetra’s extent—useful for tīrtha-yātrā planning and ritual observance—rather than a specific technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.