Shloka 30

Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy

Devanagari script

पूर्वोक्तेन तु मंत्रेण नमस्कृत्त्वा च तं वटम् । दक्षिणाभिमुखो गच्छेद्धन्वंतरशतत्रयम् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

pūrvoktena tu maṃtreṇa namaskṛttvā ca taṃ vaṭam | dakṣiṇābhimukho gaccheddhanvaṃtaraśatatrayam || 30 ||

Translation

Com o mantra anteriormente enunciado, após reverenciar com prostração aquela figueira‑bengala, deve-se então seguir voltado para o sul por uma distância de trezentos dhanvantaras.

Word by Word

• पूर्वोक्तेन: with the previously stated
• पूर्वोक्तेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्वोक्त (प्रातिपदिक; पूर्व + उक्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (adjective)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे (but/indeed)

• मन्त्रेण: by/with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• नमस्कृत्वा: having bowed/saluted
• नमस्कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action): “having saluted”

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction “and”)

• तम्: that
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वटम्: banyan tree
• वटम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दक्षिणाभिमुखः: facing south
• दक्षिणाभिमुखः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण + अभिमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्—गच्छेत्-कर्तरि (qualifies the subject “one who goes”)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• धन्वन्तरशतत्रयम्: three hundred dhanvantaras (distance)
• धन्वन्तरशतत्रयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object/extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन्तर + शत + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु-समासः (numerical compound) = “three hundred dhanvantaras” (a measure of distance/time)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within a tirtha/vidhi section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It frames pilgrimage as a disciplined sacred act: first reverence (namaskāra) with mantra, then regulated movement (direction and measured distance), emphasizing that tirtha practice is guided by vidhi rather than impulse.

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

Bhakti is expressed here through reverential action—saluting a sacred tree with mantra—showing devotion as embodied worship integrated into pilgrimage observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure and traditional measurement/directional discipline used in sacred rites—practical knowledge aligned with kalpa-style vidhi (ritual rules) and customary units like dhanvantara.