Shloka 37

Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha

Devanagari script

न दरिद्रो भवेत्क्वापि न सुखेन वियुज्यते । गोभूतिलहिरण्याश्ववासोन्नस्थानभूषणम् ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

na daridro bhavetkvāpi na sukhena viyujyate | gobhūtilahiraṇyāśvavāsonnasthānabhūṣaṇam || 37 ||

Translation

स कदाचिदपि क्वापि न दरिद्रो भवति, न च सुखेन वियुज्यते। गोभूमितिलहिरण्याश्ववासोत्तमस्थानभूषणादीनि च लभते॥

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• दरिद्रः: poor
• दरिद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दरिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to the implied ‘नरः’)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• क्वापि: anywhere
• क्वापि: Desha-avyaya (देश-अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चयः; ‘क्व’ (where) + ‘अपि’ (even/at all) = ‘कस्मिंश्चिदपि स्थाने’ (anywhere)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम्

• सुखेन: from/with happiness
• सुखेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; ‘सुखेन’ = ‘सुखात्/सुखसम्बन्धेन’ (from happiness/with happiness)

• वियुज्यते: is separated (from)/is deprived
• वियुज्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is separated/deprived)

• गोभूतिलहिरण्याश्ववासोन्नस्थानभूषणम्: (gifts/benefits such as) cows, land, sesame, gold, horses, garments, elevated seats/beds, ornaments
• गोभूतिलहिरण्याश्ववासोन्नस्थानभूषणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो-भूमि-तिल-हिरण्य-अश्व-वासः-उन्न-स्थान-भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective copulative) — ‘गवां च भूमेः च तिलस्य च हिरण्यस्य च अश्वस्य च वाससः च उन्नस्थानस्य च भूषणस्य च (समाहारः)’; (list of gifts/possessions)

Speaker

Sage Nārada (teaching in a phala-śruti style within Uttara-bhāga narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It presents a phala-śruti: the Purāṇa links righteous religious merit (puṇya) with both inner well-being (sukha) and outer stability (freedom from poverty), showing that dharmic acts are said to sustain life materially and spiritually.

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

Though it speaks in results-language, it supports bhakti-oriented practice indirectly: by promising steadiness and happiness, it encourages continued faith, pilgrimage/observance, and devotion without anxiety about worldly lack.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It most closely reflects ritual culture rather than a specific Vedāṅga: items like tila, cows, gold, and garments are classic dāna/karma resources used in śrauta–smārta contexts, indicating the Purāṇic emphasis on merit accrued through sanctioned religious acts.