Shloka 22

The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places

Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala

Devanagari script

महापातकसंघानि यानि पापानि संति मे । गोविंदद्वादशीं प्राप्य तानि मे हन जाह्नवि ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

mahāpātakasaṃghāni yāni pāpāni saṃti me | goviṃdadvādaśīṃ prāpya tāni me hana jāhnavi || 22 ||

Translation

ஓ ஜாஹ்னவி! என்னுள் உள்ள மகாபாதகங்களின் குவியலும் பிற பாவங்களும் எவையாயினும், கோவிந்த‑த்வாதசியை அடைந்த இந்நாளில், அவற்றை எனக்காக அழித்தருள்வாயாக.

Word by Word

• महा-पातक-सङ्घानि: collections of great sins
• महा-पातक-सङ्घानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (महापातकानां सङ्घाः/समूहाः)

• यानि: which
• यानि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• पापानि: sins
• पापानि: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• सन्ति: are
• सन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मे: of me; my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic

• गोविन्द-द्वादशीम्: Govinda-dvādaśī (the 12th tithi sacred to Govinda)
• गोविन्द-द्वादशीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गोविन्दसम्बन्धिनी द्वादशी)

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/absolutive relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) → प्राप्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund/absolutive): ‘having attained’

• तानि: those (sins)
• तानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• मे: of me; my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic

• हन: destroy
• हन: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• जाह्नवि: O Jāhnavī (Ganga)
• जाह्नवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाह्नवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (as a devotional supplication within the Govinda-Dvadashi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Govinda-Dvādaśī

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Vishnu
• Ganga
• Jahnavi

FAQs

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

It presents Govinda-Dvādaśī as a purifying vrata and frames devotion as a direct means for the destruction of even “mahāpātaka” (grave sins), invoking Gaṅgā as the sacred purifier.

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

Bhakti appears as surrender and prayer: the devotee approaches Govinda (Vishnu) through Dvādaśī observance and asks for inner cleansing, emphasizing grace and sacred practice over mere self-effort.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual discipline) is implied through the vrata framework—observing Dvādaśī as a timed vow in the lunar calendar—rather than technical grammar or astrology.