Shloka 10

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

Devanagari script

शिवलोकमवाप्नोति भुक्त्वा भोगानिहेप्सितान् । केदारेशं ततो गत्वा समभ्यर्च्य विधानतः ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

śivalokamavāpnoti bhuktvā bhogānihepsitān | kedāreśaṃ tato gatvā samabhyarcya vidhānataḥ || 10 ||

Translation

இவ்வுலகில் விரும்பிய போகங்களை அனுபவித்த பின் அவன் சிவலோகத்தை அடைகிறான். பின்னர் கேதாரேசுவரரிடம் சென்று விதிப்படி வழிபட்டால் பரம பலன் பெறுவான்.

Word by Word

• शिवलोकम्: Śiva’s world
• शिवलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्धः): शिवस्य लोकः

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Desha/Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• ईप्सितान्: desired
• ईप्सितान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स् इच्छायाम्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (भोगान्)

• केदारेशम्: Lord Kedāreśa
• केदारेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: केदारस्य ईशः

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Apadana/Sequence (अपादान/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः (ablatival adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• समभ्यर्च्य: having duly worshipped
• समभ्यर्च्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-अभि-अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• विधानतः: according to rule
• विधानतः: Manner (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधानतः (अव्यय; विधान-तस्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the tirtha-mahatmya discourse as received from the sages)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kedaresha

FAQs

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

It presents a phala-śruti for Kedāra: proper worship of Kedāreśa grants worldly fulfillment (iṣṭa-bhoga) and culminates in attainment of Śiva-loka, emphasizing pilgrimage-plus-ritual as a complete sādhanā.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, rule-guided worship—going to the deity’s sacred seat (tīrtha) and offering pūjā “vidhānataḥ,” showing devotion grounded in śāstric procedure rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The phrase “vidhānataḥ” points to ritual injunctions—practical application of Kalpa (rules of worship) and allied observances (mantra, offerings, and procedure) appropriate to a tīrtha-pūjā.