Shloka 48

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

नीयमानं पुरा लिंगं सुभगे शशिमौलिनः । राक्षसैरंतरिक्षस्थैर्व्रजमानैश्च सत्वरम् ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

nīyamānaṃ purā liṃgaṃ subhage śaśimaulinaḥ | rākṣasairaṃtarikṣasthairvrajamānaiśca satvaram || 48 ||

Translation

အို ကံကောင်းသောသူမရေ၊ ရှေးကာလတုန်းက လမောက်တော်ဆောင်သော သီဝဘုရား၏ လင်္ဂကို ကောင်းကင်ထဲ၌ လှုပ်ရှားသွားလာနေသော ရက္ခသတို့က အလျင်အမြန် သယ်ဆောင်ယူသွားခဲ့၏။

Word by Word

• नीयमानम्: being carried
• नीयमानम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नी (धातु) + यक् (passive) → नीयमान (शानच्/वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (Passive present participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc sg), विशेषण (लिङ्गम्-विशेषण)

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: formerly/once)

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• सु-भगे: O fortunate one
• सु-भगे: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + भग (प्रातिपदिक) → सुभगा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• शशि-मौलिनः: of the moon-crested one (Śiva)
• शशि-मौलिनः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि (प्रातिपदिक) + मौलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; बहुव्रीहिः—‘शशिः मौलौ यस्य सः’ (one who has the moon as crest)

• राक्षसैः: by demons
• राक्षसैः: करण (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग

• अन्तरिक्ष-स्थैः: situated in the sky
• अन्तरिक्ष-स्थैः: विशेषण (Qualifier of instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषण (राक्षसैः-विशेषण)

• व्रजमानैः: moving/going
• व्रजमानैः: विशेषण (Qualifier of instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रज् (धातु) + शानच् (present participle)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle/शानच्), तृतीया बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषण (राक्षसैः-विशेषण)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• सत्वरम्: swiftly
• सत्वरम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (अव्यय-प्राय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: quickly/hastily)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) recounting the mahatmya to assembled sages

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"vira","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"A sudden heroic tension: a sacred liṅga is seized and carried through the sky by rākṣasas, creating urgency and wonder."}

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Raksasas

FAQs

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

It frames a tirtha-mahātmya episode where a sacred Śaiva emblem (liṅga) is threatened by demonic forces, highlighting the Purāṇic theme that holy places and divine symbols are protected and become spiritually potent through such events.

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

By emphasizing the sanctity of Śiva’s liṅga and the urgency around its safeguarding, the verse implicitly supports bhakti expressed through reverence, protection, and worship of divine symbols associated with sacred sites.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly in this verse; it functions primarily as narrative setup within a mahatmya, guiding ritual devotion toward a Śaiva tirtha context.