Shloka 117

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

न तत्र प्रतिगृह्णीयात्प्राणैः कंठगतैरपि । भाद्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्यां यावदाक्रमते जलम् ॥ ११७ ॥

Transliteration

na tatra pratigṛhṇīyātprāṇaiḥ kaṃṭhagatairapi | bhādraśuklacaturdaśyāṃ yāvadākramate jalam || 117 ||

Translation

అక్కడ ప్రాణం గొంతుకు వచ్చినా ఏదీ స్వీకరించకూడదు; భాద్రపద శుక్ల చతుర్దశినాడు నీరు ముందుకు వచ్చి ఆ స్థలాన్ని కప్పే వరకు।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negative particle)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• प्रतिगृह्णीयात्: should accept (receive)
• प्रतिगृह्णीयात्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रतिग्रह्/ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: प्रति-, धातु: ग्रह् (9/गृह्णाति) ‘should accept/receive’

• प्राणैः: with breaths, with life-breaths
• प्राणैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कण्ठगतैः: having reached the throat (at the point of death)
• कण्ठगतैः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कण्ठगत (प्रातिपदिक) [कण्ठ + गत]
• Form: भूतकृदन्ताधारित विशेषण (past-participle-based adjective), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘प्राणैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: सम्बन्धबोधक (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/समुच्चयार्थ (particle: even/also)

• भाद्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्याम्: on the bright fourteenth (tithi) of Bhādra
• भाद्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्याम्: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाद्रशुक्लचतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक) [भाद्र + शुक्ल + चतुर्दशी]
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; कालवाचक (time expression)

• यावत्: until, as long as
• यावत्: अवधि-निर्देश (Limit marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधिपर्यन्तबोधक (until/as long as)

• आक्रमते: steps/advances, covers
• आक्रमते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a prescriptive/dharma tone within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahātmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It emphasizes strict dharmic restraint at a specific sacred context: purity and proper timing override even extreme personal need, indicating that sanctity of place/time governs what may be accepted.

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

By prioritizing obedience to sacred injunctions over survival-level urgency, it frames devotion as disciplined surrender—honoring the tirtha’s rule as an act of reverence rather than convenience.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on calendrical discipline (Jyotiṣa/pañcāṅga): identifying Bhādrapada, the bright fortnight, and Caturdaśī to determine when a ritual restriction is lifted.