Shloka 49

Devanagari script

स्वर्गापवर्गयोर्हेतुरेतत्तीर्थवरं भुवि । यस्तत्र पंचतां याति तस्य मुक्तिर्न संशयः ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

svargāpavargayorheturetattīrthavaraṃ bhuvi | yastatra paṃcatāṃ yāti tasya muktirna saṃśayaḥ || 49 ||

Translation

ଭୂମିରେ ଏହି ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ତୀର୍ଥ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗ ଓ ଅପବର୍ଗ (ମୋକ୍ଷ) ଦୁହିଁର କାରଣ। ଯେ ତାହାଁ ପଞ୍ଚତ୍ୱ (ମୃତ୍ୟୁ) ପାଏ, ତାହାର ମୁକ୍ତି ନିଶ୍ଚିତ, ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• svarga-apavargayoḥ: of heaven and liberation
• svarga-apavargayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + apavarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन; ‘of heaven and liberation’

• hetuḥ: cause
• hetuḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• etat: this
• etat: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying tīrthavaram)

• tīrtha-varam: the best sacred ford/place
• tīrtha-varam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘the excellent tīrtha’

• bhuvi: on earth
• bhuvi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative): ‘on earth’

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘there’

• paṃcatām: death (becoming ‘five’)
• paṃcatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃcatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘state of five-ness’ = death (pañcatva)

• yāti: goes/attains
• yāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• muktiḥ: liberation
• muktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• na: no/not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (with saṃśayaḥ: ‘no doubt’)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"A calm doctrinal summation: the tīrtha is declared the cause of heaven and liberation; ends with unwavering certainty—‘no doubt’—about mukti for one who dies there."}

FAQs

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

It declares a specific tīrtha as exceptionally potent—capable of granting both worldly merit (svarga) and the supreme goal (apavarga/mokṣa), especially when one’s end occurs there.

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

While not naming a deity here, the tīrtha framework in the Uttara-bhāga typically implies faith-filled pilgrimage, reverence, and surrender at holy places—acts that function as embodied devotion leading to divine grace and liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual pragmatics are implied: tīrtha-yātrā and antya-kāla (end-of-life) observances—choosing a sacred place and maintaining dharmic conduct—are presented as actionable means for attaining higher states.