Shloka 93

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

Devanagari script

यत्र स्नातोऽपि मनुजः स्वर्गिंणा स्पर्द्धते शुभे । माहात्म्यं च प्रभासस्य लिखितं वर्तते गृहे ॥ ९३ ॥

Transliteration

yatra snāto'pi manujaḥ svargiṃṇā sparddhate śubhe | māhātmyaṃ ca prabhāsasya likhitaṃ vartate gṛhe || 93 ||

Translation

ఓ శుభే, అక్కడ స్నానం చేసిన మాత్రాన మనుష్యుడు స్వర్గవాసులతో పోటీ పడగలడు; అలాగే ఎవరి ఇంటిలో ప్రభాస మహాత్మ్యం లిఖితంగా నిలిచి ఉంటుందో.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb)

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having bathed/bathed’

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• मनुजः: a man/person
• मनुजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वर्गिणा: with a heavenly being
• स्वर्गिणा: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘with a denizen of heaven’

• स्पर्धते: competes
• स्पर्धते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पर्ध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/सप्तमी, एकवचन; सन्दर्भे सम्बोधन (vocative) ‘O auspicious one’

• माहात्म्यम्: the greatness (glory)
• माहात्म्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• प्रभासस्य: of Prabhāsa
• प्रभासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लिखितम्: is written
• लिखितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/भूतकर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘written’

• वर्तते: exists / is found
• वर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• गृहे: in (the) house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Prabhasa

FAQs

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

It declares the exceptional merit (puṇya) of Prabhāsa: a bath there elevates an ordinary person to the status of a heavenly being, and even preserving its written māhātmya at home is treated as spiritually potent.

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

By valuing remembrance and reverent engagement with a sacred kṣetra—through tīrtha-snānā and keeping/reading the māhātmya—the verse points to bhakti expressed as faith-filled association with Viṣṇu-linked holy places and their glorifications.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It primarily highlights ritual practice (tīrtha-snānā and māhātmya-pāṭha/lekhanā as dhārmic observances) rather than a technical Vedāṅga; the practical takeaway is the prescribed use of sacred texts and bathing rites as purificatory disciplines.