Shloka 78

Devanagari script

त्र्यहात्पापक्षयो जातः सप्तविंशतिभिर्दिनैः । स्नानेन यदभूत्पुण्यं तेन देवत्वमागता ॥ ७८ ॥

Transliteration

tryahātpāpakṣayo jātaḥ saptaviṃśatibhirdinaiḥ | snānena yadabhūtpuṇyaṃ tena devatvamāgatā || 78 ||

Translation

ତିନି ଦିନରେ ପାପକ୍ଷୟ ହେଲା; ଏବଂ ସତାଇଶ ଦିନରେ ସ୍ନାନଜନିତ ପୁଣ୍ୟବଳରେ ସେମାନେ ଦେବତ୍ୱ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• त्र्यहात्: from three days
• त्र्यहात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यह (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + अहन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (त्रि-अहन्)

• पापक्षयः: destruction of sin
• पापक्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापक्षय (प्रातिपदिक; पाप + क्षय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पापस्य क्षयः)

• जातः: arose/occurred
• जातः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जात’ = arisen/occurred

• सप्तविंशतिभिः: by twenty-seven
• सप्तविंशतिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तविंशति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (संख्याशब्दः), तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘दिनैः’ इति सह करणत्वे

• दिनैः: days
• दिनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• स्नानेन: by bathing
• स्नानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• यत्: which/that (what)
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• अभूत्: was/became
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• देवत्वम्: divinity/godhood
• देवत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवत्व (प्रातिपदिक; देव + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (त्व)

• आगताः: attained (they)
• आगताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘आगत’ = having attained/come to

Speaker

Narada (narration within Tirtha-Mahatmya context; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage implied)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Moves from urgency (rapid sin-destruction) to uplift (merit of bathing) culminating in exaltation (attainment of divine status)."}

FAQs

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

It teaches the time-bound fruit of tirtha-snana: quick reduction of pāpa (sin) and the accumulation of puṇya (merit) so powerful that it culminates in devatva—an exalted, divine state.

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

In the Uttara-Bhāga tirtha context, snāna is not mere hygiene but a devotional act of surrender and sacred discipline; performed with faith, it becomes a bhakti-supported karma that purifies and elevates the devotee.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented dharma) is implied: prescribed snāna with specified durations and observance-days shows structured vrata-style discipline, even though no single Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is explicitly named.