Shloka 58

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

त्रीणि लिंगानि वर्तंते हृदये पुरुषस्य तु । तथा यैस्तज्जलं पीतं ते कृतार्थास्तु मानवाः ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

trīṇi liṃgāni vartaṃte hṛdaye puruṣasya tu | tathā yaistajjalaṃ pītaṃ te kṛtārthāstu mānavāḥ || 58 ||

Translation

ମନୁଷ୍ୟର ହୃଦୟରେ ତିନିଟି ଲିଙ୍ଗ (ଚିହ୍ନ) ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ଅଛି; ଏବଂ ଯେମାନେ ସେହି ପବିତ୍ର ଜଳ ପିଇଛନ୍ତି, ସେମାନେ ସତ୍ୟରେ କୃତାର୍ଥ ହୁଅନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• trīṇi: three
• trīṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral adjective qualifying liṃgāni (विशेषण)

• liṃgāni: signs/marks (liṅgas)
• liṃgāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṃga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vartante: exist/are present
• vartante: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• hṛdaye: in the heart
• hṛdaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• puruṣasya: of a man/person
• puruṣasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (विरोध/अन्वयार्थक अव्यय)

• tathā: thus/so
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (तथावाचक अव्यय)

• yaiḥ: by whom/with whom
• yaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun (सम्बन्धबोधक)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative used adjectivally with jalam (विशेषण)

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pītam: drunk
• pītam: Kriya (क्रियाविशेषण/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pīta (कृदन्त; √pā धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively with jalam (कर्मणि प्रयोगभाव)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kṛtārthāḥ: fulfilled, having achieved the goal
• kṛtārthāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ धातु) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa meaning 'having accomplished the purpose' (कृतार्थ = कृतः अर्थः येषाम्/कृतः अर्थः) used as predicate adjective

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अन्वय/विरोधार्थक अव्यय)

• mānavāḥ: human beings
• mānavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Narada (within a Tirtha-Mahatmya narration; traditional dialogue attribution in Book 2)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Moves from inward contemplation of ‘marks in the heart’ to a calm sense of life’s fulfillment through sacred contact."}

FAQs

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

It links inner spiritual qualities (“three signs” abiding in the heart) with the purifying grace of tīrtha-water, declaring that imbibing such sanctified water completes one’s dharmic purpose (kṛtārtha).

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

In a tīrtha context, drinking sacred water is a devotional act of śraddhā; the verse implies that sincere inner disposition (heart) together with reverent engagement in holy rites leads to spiritual fulfillment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily kalpa-style ritual practice: the prescribed use of tīrtha-jala (holy water) as a purifier in pilgrimage observances; it is not a technical verse on vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa.