Shloka 62

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

तत्र ब्रह्मर्षिकुंडेषु स्नातः सोमफलं लभेत् । वृद्धकेदारके तीर्थे स्थाणुं दंडिसमन्वितम् ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

tatra brahmarṣikuṃḍeṣu snātaḥ somaphalaṃ labhet | vṛddhakedārake tīrthe sthāṇuṃ daṃḍisamanvitam || 62 ||

Translation

ਉੱਥੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਰਿਸ਼ੀ-ਕੁੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਨਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਨਾਲ ਸੋਮਯਾਗ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨ ਫਲ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਹੈ। ਅਤੇ ਵ੍ਰਿੱਧ ਕੇਦਾਰਕ ਤੀਰਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਡੰਡਧਾਰੀ ਤਪੱਸਵੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਯੁਕਤ ਸਥਾਣੂ (ਸ਼ਿਵ) ਦੇਵ ਦਾ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਤੇ ਪੂਜਨ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ब्रह्मर्षिकुण्डेषु: in the sages’-pools (brahmarṣi-kuṇḍas)
• ब्रह्मर्षिकुण्डेषु: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षि + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मर्षीणां कुण्डानि)

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: कर्ता (Agent/subject, implied)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे 'having bathed'

• सोमफलम्: the fruit (reward) of Soma
• सोमफलम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सोमस्य फलम्)

• लभेत्: may obtain
• लभेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वृद्धकेदारके: at Vṛddhakedāraka
• वृद्धकेदारके: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्ध + केदारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (वृद्धः केदारकः) स्थान-नाम

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थे: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• स्थाणुम्: Śthāṇu (Śiva)
• स्थाणुम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थाणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• दण्डिसमन्वितम्: accompanied by daṇḍins
• दण्डिसमन्वितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of sthāṇum)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दण्डिन् + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दण्डिभिः समन्वितः) — 'accompanied by staff-bearers/ascetics'

Speaker

Narada (tirtha-mahatmya narration, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahmarshi-kundas
• Soma
• Vrddha-Kedaraka
• Sthanu (Shiva)
• Dandins

FAQs

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

It teaches that tīrtha-snānā (holy bathing) and darśana/worship at specific sacred sites can confer great ritual merit—here equated with the Soma-sacrifice—highlighting the Purāṇic path of accessible sanctity through pilgrimage.

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

Bhakti is expressed through embodied devotion: bathing in sanctified waters and seeking darśana of the deity (Sthāṇu/Śiva) at Vṛddha-Kedāraka, indicating that sincere reverence at tīrthas is a recognized devotional practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the idea of “phala” (ritual result) and the equivalence of tīrtha-snānā merit to a Soma-yajña, a common Purāṇic framing of ritual efficacy.