Shloka 26

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

पंच नादाः कृता यत्र हरेणासुरभीषणाः । तेन पंचनदं नाम सर्वपातकनाशनम् ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

paṃca nādāḥ kṛtā yatra hareṇāsurabhīṣaṇāḥ | tena paṃcanadaṃ nāma sarvapātakanāśanam || 26 ||

Translation

Onde Hari criou cinco ressonâncias poderosas que aterrorizaram os asuras; por isso esse lugar se chama Pañcanada, o destruidor de todos os pecados.

Word by Word

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या-शब्द; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे ‘नादाः’ विशेषणम्

• नादाः: sounds/roars
• नादाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• कृताः: were made/produced
• कृताः: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘नादाः’ इत्यस्य विधेय-विशेषणम् (made/produced)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/अधिकरणवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• हरेण: by Hari (Vishnu)
• हरेण: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण/कर्तृ), एकवचन

• असुर-भीषणाः: terrifying to the demons
• असुर-भीषणाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + भीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—“असुराणां भीषणाः” (terrifying to/as for the asuras)

• तेन: therefore
• तेन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (instrumental used adverbially); तृतीया एकवचन—“therefore/for that reason”

• पञ्चनदम्: Pañcanada
• पञ्चनदम्: Samjna/Predicative (संज्ञा/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + नद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (here: प्रथमा—predicate name); द्विगुसमास (proper name)

• नाम: by name/called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः ‘called/named’ इत्यर्थे (quotative/predicative particle)

• सर्व-पातक-नाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्व-पातक-नाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (here: विधेय-विशेषणम् of ‘पञ्चनदम्’); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—“सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनम्”

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu
• Asuras
• Pañcanada

FAQs

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

It declares Pañcanada as a sin-destroying tīrtha because it is directly marked by Hari’s divine act—his five awe-inspiring nādas—making the place spiritually potent for purification.

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

By centering the tīrtha’s power on Hari’s presence and action, the verse points to Vishnu-bhakti: remembrance of Hari and reverence for his līlā-connected places become means of inner cleansing and merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught; the practical takeaway is tīrtha-dharma—undertaking pilgrimage with faith (śraddhā), engaging in purificatory acts like snāna and darśana, as prescribed in Purāṇic ritual culture.