Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तीरोत्थैः काशपुष्पैश्च शुक्लकेशैरिवांगना । चन्द्रांशुधवले लोके नातितीव्रे दिवाकरे ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

tīrotthaiḥ kāśapuṣpaiśca śuklakeśairivāṃganā | candrāṃśudhavale loke nātitīvre divākare || 7 ||

Translation

ତଟରେ ଉଗିଥିବା କାଶଫୁଲରେ ସୁଶୋଭିତ ଦୃଶ୍ୟଟି ଯେନ ଶ୍ୱେତକେଶୀ ନାରୀ; ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଅତିତୀବ୍ର ନ ଥିବାରୁ ସମଗ୍ର ଲୋକ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରକିରଣ-ଧବଳ ଦିଶେ।

Word by Word

• तीर-उत्थैः: with (those) arisen from the riverbank
• तीर-उत्थैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); तत्पुरुष: ‘तीरात् उत्थम्’ (arisen from the bank)

• काश-पुष्पैः: with kāśa-flowers
• काश-पुष्पैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); तत्पुरुष: ‘काशस्य पुष्पाणि’

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

• शुक्ल-केशैः: with white hairs
• शुक्ल-केशैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + केश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); कर्मधारय: ‘शुक्लाः केशाः’

• इव: like
• इव: Upamana-marker (उपमानसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• अङ्गना: a woman
• अङ्गना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• चन्द्र-अंशु-धवले: in the world white with moonbeams
• चन्द्र-अंशु-धवले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अंशु (प्रातिपदिक) + धवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); तत्पुरुष: ‘चन्द्रस्य अंशवः’ (moonbeams) + धवल (white) qualifying लोके

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अति-तीव्रे: when (it was) not very intense
• अति-तीव्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); ‘अति’ उपसर्ग/अव्ययपूर्वक विशेषण

• दिवाकरे: in the sun (i.e., when the sun was mild)
• दिवाकरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

Speaker

Narada (narrative description within Tirtha-Mahatmya)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"A gentle poetic simile (white kāśa flowers like white hair) turns the scene into a cool, moonlit-feeling calm under a softened sun."}

FAQs

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

It sanctifies the tirtha-setting by portraying nature as pure and luminous—riverbank kāśa flowers and moonlike whiteness signal śuddhi (purity) and an auspicious environment for pilgrimage, japa, and vrata.

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

By elevating the sacred landscape itself into an object of reverent contemplation, it supports bhakti through smaraṇa and darśana—seeing the tirtha as spiritually charged prepares the mind for devotion and worship performed there.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It indirectly reflects Jyotiṣa-style seasonal/solar intensity awareness (the sun being “not too fierce”), a practical cue for timing pilgrimage and observances when conditions are gentle and conducive to ritual practice.