Shloka 14

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

स्नानेनानेन मे देव यथोक्तफलदो भव । इमं मंत्रं समुच्चार्य स्नायान्मौनं समाश्रितः ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

snānenānena me deva yathoktaphalado bhava | imaṃ maṃtraṃ samuccārya snāyānmaunaṃ samāśritaḥ || 14 ||

Translation

О Господь, этим омовением даруй мне плоды именно так, как сказано. Произнеся эту мантру, следует совершать омовение, соблюдая священное молчание (мауна).

Word by Word

• snānena: by bathing
• snānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka-liṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• anena: by this
• anena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka-liṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); demonstrative adjective qualifying 'snānena'

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• deva: O God
• deva: Sambodhyā (सम्बोध्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• yathā-ukta-phala-daḥ: giver of the fruit as stated
• yathā-ukta-phala-daḥ: Viśeṣya-predicative (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ukta (कृदन्त, √vac) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + da (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक from √dā)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); adjective/predicate to the addressed deity

• bhava: be (become)
• bhava: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person/मध्यमपुरुष), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• imam: this
• imam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); demonstrative adjective qualifying 'mantram'

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• samuccārya: having recited aloud
• samuccārya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√car (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), indeclinable; action prior to main verb

• snāyāt: should bathe
• snāyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: Vidhiliṅ-lakāra (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• maunam: silence
• maunam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mauna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka-liṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• samāśritaḥ: having resorted to/observing
• samāśritaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√śri (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); agreeing with implied subject (he)

Speaker

Narrative instruction (traditional Narada Purana dialogue context: teaching voice attributed to Sage Narada conveying prescribed rite)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha-snāna (contextual continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the Lord)

FAQs

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

It frames sacred bathing as a result-bearing (phalada) act when performed with correct intention, mantra-recitation, and disciplined conduct such as mauna.

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

By addressing the Lord directly and seeking the promised fruit through a prescribed act, the verse models devotional dependence—ritual action offered with faith and reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline and correct recitation are emphasized: proper mantra-utterance (linked to Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa for sound/clarity) and observance of mauna as a rule of rite.