Shloka 47

The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places

Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala

Devanagari script

तत्राप्लुतो नरो भूयाद्वासवस्य प्रियोऽतिथिः । जह्नुह्रदे महातीर्थे स्नातो मर्त्यो हि मोहिनि ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

tatrāpluto naro bhūyādvāsavasya priyo'tithiḥ | jahnuhrade mahātīrthe snāto martyo hi mohini || 47 ||

Translation

О Мохини, человек, омывшийся там — в великой тиртхе, называемой озером Джахну, — вновь становится дорогим и желанным гостем Васавы (Индры).

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), देशे ‘there’

• आप्लुतः: having bathed/dipped
• आप्लुतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-प्लु (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), प्रथमा एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘आ+प्लु’ = to bathe/dip

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

• भूयात्: would become/may become
• भूयात्: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वासवस्य: of Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• प्रियः: dear
• प्रियः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नरः इति विशेषण

• अतिथिः: a guest
• अतिथिः: विधेय (Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जह्नु-ह्रदे: in Jahnu’s lake
• जह्नु-ह्रदे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जह्नु (प्रातिपदिक) + ह्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (जह्नोः ह्रदः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• महा-तीर्थे: in the great sacred place
• महा-तीर्थे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), प्रथमा एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• मर्त्यः: a mortal
• मर्त्यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेतौ/निश्चये ‘indeed/for’

• मोहिनि: O Mohinī
• मोहिनि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (narrating a Tirtha-Mahatmya section in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vasava (Indra)
• Jahnu-hrada

FAQs

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

It states the tīrtha-phala (result of a sacred bath): bathing at Jahnu-hrada grants great merit, expressed as gaining honored access to Vāsava (Indra), i.e., elevated heavenly hospitality/status.

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

Though framed as a tīrtha-mahātmya, it supports bhakti indirectly by prescribing faith-filled pilgrimage and ritual purity as supportive acts (aṅga) that prepare the mind for devotion and dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-oriented ritual practice is implied: tīrtha-snāna (holy bathing) as a regulated rite with a stated phala (result), typical of dharma-śāstra and purāṇic ritual instruction.