Shloka 27

The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places

Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala

Devanagari script

गंगाद्वारे प्रयागे च गंगासागरसंगमे । एषु स्नाता दिवं यांति ये मृतास्तेऽपुनर्भवाः ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

gaṃgādvāre prayāge ca gaṃgāsāgarasaṃgame | eṣu snātā divaṃ yāṃti ye mṛtāste'punarbhavāḥ || 27 ||

Translation

ଗଙ୍ଗାଦ୍ୱାର, ପ୍ରୟାଗ ଏବଂ ଗଙ୍ଗାସାଗର-ସଙ୍ଗମରେ ଯେମାନେ ସ୍ନାନ କରିଛନ୍ତି, ସେମାନେ ପରେ ମୃତ୍ୟୁବରଣ କଲେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗକୁ ଯାଆନ୍ତି; ସେମାନଙ୍କର ପୁନର୍ଜନ୍ମ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• गङ्गा-द्वारे: at Gaṅgādvāra (Haridvāra)
• गङ्गा-द्वारे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (Locative, 7th) एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गङ्गायाः द्वारम्)

• प्रयागे: at Prayāga
• प्रयागे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय (and)

• गङ्गा-सागर-संगमे: at the confluence of Gaṅgā and the ocean
• गङ्गा-सागर-संगमे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा + सागर + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (गङ्गायाः सागरस्य च संगमः)

• एषु: in these (places)
• एषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी बहुवचन

• स्नाताः: those who have bathed
• स्नाताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (Past Active/Passive Participle in usage); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd) एकवचन

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present) परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन (relative pronoun)

• मृताः: dead (having died)
• मृताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत (प्रातिपदिक; from √मृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन

• अपुनर्भवाः: not subject to rebirth
• अपुनर्भवाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + पुनर्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ (negation)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Gangadvara (Haridwar)
• Prayaga
• Ganga-Sagara (Sangama)

FAQs

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

It declares the extraordinary merit of bathing at three supreme Gaṅgā-tīrthas—Gangādvāra, Prayāga, and Gaṅgā-sāgara—stating that death after such tīrtha-snāna leads to heavenly attainment and freedom from return to saṃsāra.

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

Though it speaks in tīrtha language, the implied bhakti is reverence to Gaṅgā as a purifier and to sacred places connected with dharma; the act of snāna is performed with faith (śraddhā) and remembrance, aligning pilgrimage with devotional surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa/ācāra) is emphasized: tīrtha-snāna at specific sacred locations and the doctrine of tīrtha-mahātmyas—practical guidance for pilgrimage observance rather than grammar or astrology.