Shloka 95

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

प्रभासतीर्थमाहात्म्यं सोऽपि सद्गतिमाप्नुयात् ॥ ९५ ॥

Transliteration

prabhāsatīrthamāhātmyaṃ so'pi sadgatimāpnuyāt || 95 ||

Translation

प्रभासतीर्थमाहात्म्यं यः श्रद्धया शृणुयाद् जपेद् वा, सोऽपि पुण्यलोकं सद्गतिं चावाप्नुयात् ॥

Word by Word

• प्रभासतीर्थमाहात्म्यम्: the glory of the Prabhāsa sacred place
• प्रभासतीर्थमाहात्म्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास-तीर्थ-माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: प्रभासस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्यम् (the greatness of the Prabhāsa tīrtha)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), निपात (particle); अर्थः ‘also/even’

• सद्गतिम्: a good destination, blessed state
• सद्गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्गति (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः: सत्-गति = शुभा/उत्तमा गति (good destination)

• आप्नुयात्: may attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम् (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Prabhasa Tirtha

FAQs

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

It declares that śravaṇa (hearing) or recitation of a tīrtha-māhātmya itself becomes a merit-producing act, capable of leading one to sadgati (an auspicious spiritual end).

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

By emphasizing attentive hearing of sacred narratives (kathā/maḥātmya), it supports bhakti through śravaṇa—devotional engagement with holy places and their sanctifying power.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is the ritual principle that listening to māhātmya-kathā is itself a dhārmic sādhana producing puṇya.