Shloka 25

The Greatness of Haridvāra

Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya

Devanagari script

ततः कनखले तीर्थे दक्षिणीं दिशमाश्रिते । त्रिरात्रोपोषितः स्नात्वा मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ kanakhale tīrthe dakṣiṇīṃ diśamāśrite | trirātropoṣitaḥ snātvā mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ || 25 ||

Translation

ఆపై దక్షిణ దిశలో ఉన్న కనఖల తీర్థంలో మూడు రాత్రులు ఉపవాసముండి స్నానం చేసినవాడు సమస్త పాపాల నుండి విముక్తుడవుతాడు।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Discourse link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादानार्थक/क्रमवाचक (ablatival/sequence adverb)

• कनखले: at Kanakhala
• कनखले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनखल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; स्थाननाम (proper place-name)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• दक्षिणीम्: southern
• दक्षिणीम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying diśam)

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; direction resorted to)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आश्रिते: situated in / resorted to
• आश्रिते: अधिकरण-विशेषण (Adhikaraṇa-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्रित (कृदन्त; आ-श्रि-धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तीर्थे इति विशेषणम् (‘situated/resorted’)

• त्रिरात्रोपोषितः: having fasted for three nights
• त्रिरात्रोपोषितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Kartā-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + उपोषित (कृदन्त; उप-वस्/उपोष्-धातु)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (कालपरिमाण-निर्देशक); भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having fasted for three nights’

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: पूर्वकाल क्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having bathed’

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• सर्वकिल्बिषैः: from all sins
• सर्वकिल्बिषैः: अपादान (Apādāna/Separation; ‘from sins’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + किल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—कर्मधारय (‘all’ + ‘sins’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘from/with all sins’ (instrumental of separation)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Trirātra-upoṣaṇa (three-night fast)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Kanakhala

FAQs

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

It teaches a concise tirtha-prayoga: a three-night fast followed by bathing at Kanakhala is presented as a purificatory act that removes accumulated moral and ritual impurities (kilbiṣa).

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

By valuing disciplined observance (vrata) and sacred bathing at a tirtha, it supports bhakti-oriented living where bodily restraint and reverence for holy places become acts of devotion and inner purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa-style ritual practice: the structured observance of upavāsa (fasting) for a fixed duration (trirātra) and the prescribed snāna at a specific tirtha as a form of prayāścitta.