Shloka 62

The Greatness of Gayā

Gayā-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

नाम्ना कनकनंदेति तीर्थं तत्रैव विश्रुतम् । उदीच्यां मुण्डपृष्ठस्य ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम् ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

nāmnā kanakanaṃdeti tīrthaṃ tatraiva viśrutam | udīcyāṃ muṇḍapṛṣṭhasya brahmarṣigaṇasevitam || 62 ||

Translation

ထိုနေရာ၌ပင် ‘ကနကနန္ဒာ’ ဟူသော အမည်ဖြင့် ကျော်ကြားသော တီရ္ထတစ်ခု ရှိသည်။ ၎င်းသည် မုဏ္ဍပೃષ્ઠ၏ မြောက်ဘက်တွင် တည်ရှိပြီး ဘြဟ္မရ္ရှိများ၏ အစုအဝေးက အမြဲလာရောက် ဆည်းကပ်လေ့ရှိသည်။

Word by Word

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana; ‘by name’ (instrumental of designation)

• kanaka-nandā: Kanakanandā
• kanaka-nandā: Saṃjñā (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka (प्रातिपदिक) + nandā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya ‘golden/kanaka + nandā (name)’ used as proper name

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इति-वाचक)

• tīrtham: the sacred ford/place
• tīrtham: Kartṛ (कर्ता) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (स्थानवाचक)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण)

• viśrutam: well-known
• viśrutam: Karmaṇi-bhāva (कर्मणि भावः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√śru (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta (past passive participle), kta; Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with ‘tīrtham’

• udīcyām: in the north
• udīcyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udīcī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; ‘in the northern direction/region’

• muṇḍa-pṛṣṭhasya: of Muṇḍapṛṣṭha
• muṇḍa-pṛṣṭhasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + pṛṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘muṇḍasya pṛṣṭham’

• brahma-rṣi-gaṇa-sevitam: served/visited by groups of brahmarṣis
• brahma-rṣi-gaṇa-sevitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sevita (सेवित, √sev धातु + kta)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष) ‘brahmarṣigaṇena sevitam’ = served by the groups of brahmarṣis; viśeṣaṇa of ‘tīrtham’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmarṣis
• Kanakanandā (Tīrtha)
• Muṇḍapṛṣṭha (place)

FAQs

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

It identifies a specific tīrtha—Kanakanandā—as renowned and sanctified by the presence and worship of Brahmarṣis, implying it is a powerful place for purification through pilgrimage.

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

While not teaching bhakti directly, it supports devotional practice by mapping sacred geography: visiting revered tīrthas associated with saintly beings is a traditional aid to cultivating faith, purity, and remembrance of dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects nirukta/itihāsa-purāṇa style sacred toponymy and directional precision (udīcyām—‘to the north’), useful for correct tīrtha-identification and pilgrimage procedure rather than a technical Vedāṅga lesson.