Shloka 6

Narmadā

Revā) Tīrtha Greatness: The Gandharva Maidens’ Curse Narrative (Acchodā Episode Begins

Devanagari script

नर्मदानर्मदाशब्दो येन केनचिदुच्यते । तस्य स्याच्छाश्वती मुक्तिर्यावदाचंद्र तारकम्

Transliteration

narmadānarmadāśabdo yena kenaciducyate | tasya syācchāśvatī muktiryāvadācaṃdra tārakam

Translation

नर्मदा नर्मदेति शब्दो येन केनचिदुच्यते; तस्य शाश्वती मुक्तिः स्यात्, यावदाचन्द्रतारकम्।

Word by Word

• narmadā-narmadā-śabdaḥ: the word(s) ‘Narmadā’ (uttered as ‘narmadā/narmadā’)
• narmadā-narmadā-śabdaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narmadā (प्रातिपदिक) + narmadā (प्रातिपदिक) + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (नर्मदा च नर्मदा च—नामोच्चारण-भेदद्वय)

• yena: by which (manner)
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• kenacit: by someone / by anyone
• kenacit: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + cit (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite)

• ucyate: is uttered / is said
• ucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• tasya: for him / of him
• tasya: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• syāt: would be / may be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śāśvatī: eternal
• śāśvatī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāśvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• muktiḥ: liberation
• muktiḥ: Karta/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक; √muc मुच् + क्ति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Kāla-parimāṇa (Temporal extent/कालपरिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/परिमाणवाचक (correlative adverb: as long as)

• ā-candra-tārakam: up to the moon and stars (i.e., forever)
• ā-candra-tārakam: Kāla-adhikarana (Temporal adverbial/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + candra (प्रातिपदिक) + tāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययत्वेन प्रयोग (indeclinable adverbial compound)

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa 3.22)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: kenaciducyate = kenacit + ucyate; syācchāśvatī = syāt + śāśvatī (त् + श् → च्छ्); muktiryāvat = muktiḥ + yāvat (विसर्ग-लोप); yāvadācaṃdra = yāvat + ā-candra (त् + आ → दा लेखनभेद/सन्धि); ācaṃdra tārakam = ā-candra-tārakam (अव्ययीभाव)

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā

FAQs

What spiritual practice is emphasized in this verse?

It emphasizes nāma-smaraṇa—remembering or uttering a sacred name—specifically the name of the tīrtha Narmadā.

What does “as long as the moon and stars remain” imply?

It is an idiom for an extremely long, world-enduring duration, stressing the extraordinary and lasting merit attributed to the sacred name.

What ethical or devotional lesson does the verse convey?

It teaches that simple, sincere acts—like speaking a sacred name—can carry profound spiritual value, encouraging humility and accessible devotion.