Shloka 115

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्प्रविष्टमात्रस्तु मुच्यते सर्वसंचयैः । अथादित्यवनं प्राप्य दर्शनादेव मुक्तिभाक् ॥ ११५ ॥

Transliteration

yasminpraviṣṭamātrastu mucyate sarvasaṃcayaiḥ | athādityavanaṃ prāpya darśanādeva muktibhāk || 115 ||

Translation

ఆ పవిత్రస్థలంలో కేవలం ప్రవేశించిన మాత్రాననే మనుడు సమస్త పాపసంచయాల నుండి విముక్తుడవుతాడు. అందుచేత ఆదిత్యవనాన్ని చేరి దాని దర్శనమాత్రంతోనే మోక్షభాగ్యుడవుతాడు.

Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; relative pronoun ‘in which’

• प्रविष्ट: entered
• प्रविष्ट: विशेषण (Adjectival to implied place)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle/कृत्-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘entered’

• मात्रः: merely
• मात्रः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘mere/only’ (used with प्रविष्टः/प्रविष्टमात्रः sense)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘is released’

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; qualifying ‘saṃcayaiḥ’

• संचयैः: from all accumulations
• संचयैः: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablatival sense via instr.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; ‘from accumulations/collections’

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (sequencer/‘then’)

• आदित्यवनम्: the Sun-grove (Āditya forest)
• आदित्यवनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of prāpya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘of the Sun’ + ‘forest’; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund/अव्ययभाव-क्त्वा), ‘having reached’

• दर्शनात्: from (its) sight
• दर्शनात्: हेतु (Hetu/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ‘from (the) sight’

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• मुक्ति-भाक्: a partaker of liberation (liberated)
• मुक्ति-भाक्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति + भज् (धातु; भाक्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कृदन्त: ‘one who partakes of liberation’; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (as narrator of the tirtha-mahatmya within the Uttara-Bhaga dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Aditya (Surya)

FAQs

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

It declares the extraordinary purifying power of a tirtha: merely entering it dissolves accumulated pāpa/karma, and simply seeing Āditya-vana grants eligibility for mokṣa.

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

By emphasizing darśana (reverent seeing) of a sacred site linked with Āditya, it highlights a bhakti-oriented principle: sincere approach and holy sight itself becomes a means of grace and inner release.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse primarily teaches tirtha-mahātmyas (pilgrimage theology) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it underscores the ritual principle of darśana as a valid spiritual act within dharma practice.