Shloka 59

The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification

Devanagari script

नेत्राभ्यां निर्गतं वारि तेन बिंदुसरोऽभवत् । माधवस्याज्ञया तत्र सस्नौ देवो वृषध्वजः ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

netrābhyāṃ nirgataṃ vāri tena biṃdusaro'bhavat | mādhavasyājñayā tatra sasnau devo vṛṣadhvajaḥ || 59 ||

Translation

ନେତ୍ରଦ୍ୱୟରୁ ବାହାରିଥିବା ଜଳରେ ‘ବିନ୍ଦୁସର’ ସରୋବର ହେଲା। ମାଧବଙ୍କ ଆଜ୍ଞାରେ ସେଠାରେ ବୃଷଧ୍ୱଜ ଦେବ (ଶିବ) ସ୍ନାନ କଲେ॥

Word by Word

• नेत्राभ्याम्: from the two eyes
• नेत्राभ्याम्: Apadana/Source (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• निर्गतम्: gone out/issued forth
• निर्गतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-गम् (धातु) + निर्गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• वारि: water
• वारि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (masc/neut), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• बिंदुसरः: Bindu-lake (lake named Bindu)
• बिंदुसरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिंदु + सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-समास (lake of a drop)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• माधवस्य: of Mādhava
• माधवस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• आज्ञया: by (his) command
• आज्ञया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• सस्नौ: bathed
• सस्नौ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वृषध्वजः: Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva)
• वृषध्वजः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहि-समास (he whose banner has a bull = Śiva)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Madhava (Vishnu)
• Vrishadhvaja (Shiva)
• Bindu-saras (Tirtha)

FAQs

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

It establishes a sacred tirtha’s origin (Bindu-saras) and teaches that contact with such a divinely founded water-body—especially through snāna—becomes a purifier and a gateway to punya within the Tirtha-Mahatmya framework.

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

By showing Śiva bathing at a place formed through divine causation and under Mādhava’s command, it reinforces bhakti as reverent obedience to the Lord and highlights Hari–Hara harmony—devotion expressed through humility and sacred observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: tīrtha-snāna as a prescribed act in pilgrimage rites, emphasizing purity through water (ācamana/snāna) as a practical dharmic observance.