Shloka 13

Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra

Devanagari script

शक्तिक्षेत्रं च तां प्राहुः पुण्यं पापक्षयंकरम् । या गृहं त्रिपुरारेश्च पञ्चगव्यूतिसंस्थिता ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

śaktikṣetraṃ ca tāṃ prāhuḥ puṇyaṃ pāpakṣayaṃkaram | yā gṛhaṃ tripurāreśca pañcagavyūtisaṃsthitā || 13 ||

Translation

ထိုနေရာကို «သက္တိ-ခ္ရှေတ်ရ» ဟု ခေါ်ကြသည်။ သန့်ရှင်း၍ အပြစ်ကို ဖျက်ဆီးနိုင်သော အလွန်ပုဏ္ဏားမြေ ဖြစ်သည်။ အကြောင်းမှာ ထိုသည် တြိပုရာရေးရှ (Tripurāreśa) ၏ နေရာတော်ဖြစ်၍ ဂဗျူတီ ငါးဝိုင်းအတွင်း တည်ရှိသောကြောင့် ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• शक्ति-क्षेत्रम्: the field/region of Śakti
• शक्ति-क्षेत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शक्तेः क्षेत्रम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ताम्: her/that (f.)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्राहुः: they have said/called
• प्राहुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुण्यम्: holy/meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to शक्तिक्षेत्रम्)

• पाप-क्षयम्-करम्: causing the destruction of sin
• पाप-क्षयम्-करम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पापस्य क्षयः) + उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (क्षयं करोति)

• या: which (she)
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• गृहम्: house/abode
• गृहम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रिपुरारेः: of Tripurāri (Śiva)
• त्रिपुरारेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुरारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पञ्च-गव्यूति-संस्थिता: situated at (a distance of) five gavyūtis
• पञ्च-गव्यूति-संस्थिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + गव्यूति (प्रातिपदिक) + सम् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्त (क्त/क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त, ‘संस्थित’ = स्थित); तत्पुरुषः (पञ्चगव्यूत्यां संस्थिता)

Speaker

Sage Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shakti
• Tripuraresha (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It identifies a specific sacred site as a Śakti-kṣetra and states its core phala (fruit): it generates puṇya and destroys pāpa, because it is directly connected with the deity’s abode (Tripurāreśa).

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

Bhakti here is expressed through tīrtha-sevā and deity-centered reverence: honoring a place sanctified by the divine presence is presented as a direct means to purification and merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It uses traditional sacred geography and measurement (gavyūti) to define the tīrtha’s extent—practical knowledge relevant to pilgrimage mapping, ritual boundary (kṣetra-maryādā), and tīrtha-parikrama.