Shloka 35

The Greatness of Haridvāra

Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya

Devanagari script

तदा सा प्रीतये तेषां सप्तधारागताभवत् । सप्तगंगं ततस्तीर्थं भुवि विख्यातिमागतम् ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

tadā sā prītaye teṣāṃ saptadhārāgatābhavat | saptagaṃgaṃ tatastīrthaṃ bhuvi vikhyātimāgatam || 35 ||

Translation

ਤਦ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨਤਾ ਲਈ ਉਹ (ਗੰਗਾ) ਸੱਤ ਧਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਹਿ ਪਈ; ਇਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਉਹ ਤੀਰਥ ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ‘ਸਪਤਗੰਗਾ’ ਨਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਵੱਡੀ ਖਿਆਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सा: she (that river)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative singular

• प्रीतये: for the satisfaction
• प्रीतये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Dative singular (purpose)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्यतः), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• सप्तधारागता: having become divided into seven streams
• सप्तधारागता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त + धारा + गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तधाराः यस्याः/यत्र; here ‘having gone into seven streams’); ‘गत’ = भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with सा

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतन-भूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Imperfect, 3rd person singular

• सप्तगंगम्: (the place called) ‘Seven Ganges’
• सप्तगंगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (सप्त गङ्गाः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative singular

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘from there/thereafter’)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative singular

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• विख्यातिम्: fame
• विख्यातिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (object of ‘having attained’)

• आगतम्: having attained (fame)
• आगतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with तीर्थम्; ‘having attained’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Saptaganga

FAQs

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

It explains how a divine river-power manifests in multiple streams to sanctify a place, establishing a renowned tīrtha where devotees gain merit through reverent contact (especially snāna and tīrtha-sevā).

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

By showing the deity’s compassionate response—manifesting “for their pleasure”—the verse frames tīrtha as a bhakti-support: devotees approach with faith, and the sacred manifests as grace that deepens devotion and purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Kalpa in practice: tīrtha-related observances such as pilgrimage discipline, sacred bathing (snāna), and proper conduct at holy places; the verse itself is not technical on Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa.