Shloka 165

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यांति ये मृतास्तेऽपुनर्भवाः । यमुनोत्तरकूले तु पापघ्नानि बहून्यपि ॥ १६५ ॥

Transliteration

tatra snātvā divaṃ yāṃti ye mṛtāste'punarbhavāḥ | yamunottarakūle tu pāpaghnāni bahūnyapi || 165 ||

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ସ୍ନାନ କରି ଯେମାନେ ଦେହ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରନ୍ତି, ସେମାନେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗକୁ ଯାଆନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ପୁନର୍ଜନ୍ମ ପାଆନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ଯମୁନାର ଉତ୍ତର କୂଳରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅନେକ ପାପଘ୍ନ ସ୍ଥାନ ଅଛି।

Word by Word

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

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना √स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (क्वचित् नपुंसकवत्), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गन्तव्य (to heaven)

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या √या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• मृताः: dead
• मृताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत (कृदन्त; मृ √मृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (dead)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; निर्देशार्थ (they)

• अपुनर्भवाः: not subject to rebirth
• अपुनर्भवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपुनर्भव (प्रातिपदिक; अ+पुनर्+भव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष (पुनर्भवः न)

• यमुना-उत्तर-कूले: on the northern bank of the Yamuna
• यमुना-उत्तर-कूले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + कूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (यमुनायाः उत्तरं कूलम्)

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

• पापघ्नानि: sin-destroying (places)
• पापघ्नानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापघ्न (प्रातिपदिक; पाप+घ्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (पापं हन्ति इति)

• बहूनि: many
• बहूनि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पापघ्नानि इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Yamuna

FAQs

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

It states the tirtha-power of sacred bathing: bathing at the mentioned site grants heavenly attainment, and the text emphasizes the Yamunā’s northern bank as filled with multiple sin-destroying pilgrimage spots (pāpa-ghna tirthas).

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

While not explicitly naming bhakti, it supports the Purāṇic bhakti framework by honoring Vishnu-aligned tirtha practices—snāna, pilgrimage, and reverence—which purify the devotee and orient life toward divine merit and liberation (apunarbha va).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights kalpa-style ritual practice in a Purāṇic form: tīrtha-snāna (regulated sacred bathing) and the dharmic principle that specific sacred geographies and rites are prescribed as pāpa-śamana (sin-removal) disciplines.