Shloka 34

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

महोत्सवं महाकायं प्रसुप्तं च जलांतिके । सांद्रमांजिष्ठवर्णाभं नाम जातिविवर्जितम् ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

mahotsavaṃ mahākāyaṃ prasuptaṃ ca jalāṃtike | sāṃdramāṃjiṣṭhavarṇābhaṃ nāma jātivivarjitam || 34 ||

Translation

అది మహోత్సవంలా విస్తారమైనది, మహాకాయమైనది, జలాంతికంలో నిద్రించుచున్నది; గాఢ మంజిష్ఠా-ఎరుపు వర్ణఛాయతో ప్రకాశించి, నామ-జాతి లేనిది.

Word by Word

• mahā-utsavam: great/festive
• mahā-utsavam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• mahā-kāyam: huge-bodied
• mahā-kāyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + kāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• prasuptam: asleep
• prasuptam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√svap (धातु) → prasupta (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• jala-antike: near the water
• jala-antike: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter) ‘antika’ as noun, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (near of water)

• sāndra-māṃjiṣṭha-varṇa-ābham: having a deep madder-red hue
• sāndra-māṃjiṣṭha-varṇa-ābham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāndra (प्रातिपदिक) + māṃjiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (having the appearance of a dense madder-color)

• nāma: indeed/namely
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) ‘as for/namely’

• jāti-vivarjitam: devoid of caste/species distinction
• jāti-vivarjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāti (प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (कृदन्त; vi-√vṛj/√varj त्यागे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्/उपपद-तत्पुरुषार्थ (devoid of caste/kind); भूतकृदन्त ‘विवर्जित’

Speaker

Suta (narrating the tirtha-mahātmya account in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

The verse highlights an awe-inspiring sacred presence encountered near a tirtha: immense, luminous, and ‘nameless’—suggesting a reality that transcends social labels (name and jāti) and points to the tirtha’s power to reveal the supra-social, universal sacred.

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

By describing a presence beyond name and caste, the verse implicitly supports Bhakti’s inclusivity: devotion approaches the divine through reverence and surrender rather than identity-markers, emphasizing heartfelt recognition of the sacred at holy places.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No explicit Vedanga instruction appears in this śloka; it functions as tirtha-mahātmya description. Practically, it cues pilgrimage observance—approaching water-sites with purity, attention to auspicious signs, and readiness for prescribed rites (snāna, dāna, japa) that typically follow such omens in Narada Purana narratives.