Shloka 94

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

शुक्लपक्षे दिवा भूमौ गंगायामुत्तरायणे । धन्या देहं विमुंचंति हृदयस्थे जनार्दने ॥ ९४ ॥

Transliteration

śuklapakṣe divā bhūmau gaṃgāyāmuttarāyaṇe | dhanyā dehaṃ vimuṃcaṃti hṛdayasthe janārdane || 94 ||

Translation

शुक्लपक्षे दिवा भूमौ गङ्गातटे उत्तरायणे, हृदयस्थे जनार्दने सन्तो धन्याः देहं विमुञ्चन्ति ॥

Word by Word

• शुक्ल-पक्षे: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्ल-पक्षे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time-Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'शुक्लः पक्षः'

• दिवा: by day
• दिवा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time: by day)

• भूमौ: on the earth/ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• गङ्गायाम्: in/at the Ganga
• गङ्गायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• उत्तरायणे: during the sun’s northward course (Uttarayana)
• उत्तरायणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time-Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• धन्याः: the blessed (people)
• धन्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (बहुवचन-प्रयोगे सामान्य), प्रथमा, बहुवचन; गुणवाचक-शब्दः (used substantively: the blessed)

• देहम्: the body
• देहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विमुञ्चन्ति: give up/leave behind
• विमुञ्चन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• हृदय-स्थे: when (He is) abiding in the heart
• हृदय-स्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; क्त/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'हृदये स्थिते' (located in the heart)

• जनार्दने: in Janardana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya narrative, Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Janardana
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It links mokṣa-oriented death to three supports: sacred place (Gaṅgā-tīrtha), auspicious time (śukla-pakṣa, daytime, uttarāyaṇa), and inner devotion—Viṣṇu (Janārdana) remembered as dwelling in the heart.

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

Bhakti is emphasized through hṛdayastha-Janārdana: the decisive factor is the Lord held within the heart at life’s end; the external sanctity of Gaṅgā and auspicious timings reinforce, but do not replace, inner Viṣṇu-smṛti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa/kalā-viveka (sacred time reckoning): śukla-pakṣa (lunar fortnight), divā (daytime), and uttarāyaṇa (solar course) are treated as spiritually potent timings in tīrtha and vrata-oriented practice.