Shloka 83

The Greatness of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya) and Avimukta’s Liberative Power

Devanagari script

फलं वर्षशतस्येह लभते नात्र संशयः । अतः परं तु सायुज्यं गंगावरुणसंगमम् ॥ ८३ ॥

Transliteration

phalaṃ varṣaśatasyeha labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ | ataḥ paraṃ tu sāyujyaṃ gaṃgāvaruṇasaṃgamam || 83 ||

Translation

ଏଠାରେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଶତବର୍ଷର ଫଳ ମିଳେ, ଏଥିରେ ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ। ତାହାପରେ ଗଙ୍ଗା–ବରୁଣ ସଙ୍ଗମର ପବିତ୍ର ସ୍ଥାନରେ ସାୟୁଜ୍ୟ (ଏକତ୍ୱ) ଲଭ୍ୟ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; here as object (accusative)

• वर्ष-शतस्य: of a hundred years
• वर्ष-शतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular; तत्पुरुष—‘वर्षाणां शतम्’

• इह: here
• इह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• अतः: therefore/thereafter
• अतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (therefore/from this)

• परम्: further/after that
• परम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative)

• तु: but/and then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• सायुज्यम्: union (with the deity)
• सायुज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायुज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular

• गङ्गा-वरुण-सङ्गमम्: the confluence of Gaṅgā and Varuṇa
• गङ्गा-वरुण-सङ्गमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + वरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘गङ्गायाः वरुणस्य च सङ्गमः’ (confluence)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya as received in the Narada Purana tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"From certainty of immense merit (hundred-year fruit) to the higher promise of sāyujya at a specific confluence."}

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Varuna (Varuna/Varuna River)

FAQs

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

The verse elevates a specific tīrtha—Gaṅgā–Varuṇā confluence—as exceptionally potent: it grants immense puṇya (merit equal to a hundred years) and can even culminate in sāyujya, a liberative state of intimate union with the divine.

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

By praising the sangam as a place where merit and liberation are accessible, the text implies that reverent tīrtha-sevā—faithful bathing, remembrance, and worship—supports bhakti and prepares the devotee for the highest spiritual attainment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It primarily reflects Kalpa (ritual practice) through tīrtha-snānā and pilgrimage discipline; while not technical on Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa, it underscores correct sacred observance at prescribed holy locations.