Shloka 79

Devanagari script

भल्लतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः । कर्दमाले नरः स्नात्वा पातकैर्विप्रयुज्यते ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

bhallatīrthe naraḥ snātvā mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ | kardamāle naraḥ snātvā pātakairviprayujyate || 79 ||

Translation

ଭଲ୍ଲତୀର୍ଥରେ ସ୍ନାନ କଲେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ସମସ୍ତ ପାପରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଏ। କର୍ଦମାଳାରେ ସ୍ନାନ କଲେ ସେ ପାତକ-ବନ୍ଧନରୁ ବିଚ୍ଛିନ୍ନ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• भल्लतीर्थे: at Bhalla-tīrtha
• भल्लतीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भल्ल-नाम तीर्थम्)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावे कृदन्त (gerund): ‘having bathed’

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is released’

• सर्वकिल्बिषैः: from all sins
• सर्वकिल्बिषैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-किल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि किल्बिषाणि)

• कर्दमाले: at Kardamāla (tīrtha)
• कर्दमाले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्दमाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तीर्थ-नाम

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावे कृदन्त (gerund)

• पातकैः: from sins
• पातकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), बहुवचन

• विप्रयुज्यते: is separated (from them)
• विप्रयुज्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-प्र-√युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is separated/disjoined’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga tīrtha-mahātmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bhalla-tirtha
• Kardamala

FAQs

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

It teaches that tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing at a sacred ford) functions as a purificatory prayāścitta, removing accumulated kilbiṣa (moral/ritual impurity) and weakening the bondage of pāpa.

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

Though focused on tīrtha-mahātmya, it supports bhakti by prescribing purity as a foundation—pilgrimage and sacred bathing prepare the devotee for worship, japa, and remembrance with a cleansed mind.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual practice) and Dharma-śāstra style prayāścitta logic: specific acts (snāna at named tīrthas) are prescribed as means to reduce pāpa and restore ritual/spiritual fitness.