Shloka 34

Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra

Devanagari script

ये गोलकसुताः कुण्डाः पांडवाः समयोनिगाः । तेषां संकीर्तनं पुण्यं पवित्रं पापनाशनम् ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

ye golakasutāḥ kuṇḍāḥ pāṃḍavāḥ samayonigāḥ | teṣāṃ saṃkīrtanaṃ puṇyaṃ pavitraṃ pāpanāśanam || 34 ||

Translation

สระศักดิ์สิทธิ์เหล่านี้—กำเนิดจากโกลกะ เกี่ยวเนื่องกับปาณฑพ และมีแหล่งกำเนิดร่วมกัน—แม้เพียงสวดสรรเสริญและขับนามของมันก็เป็นบุญ ชำระให้บริสุทธิ์ และทำลายบาป.

Word by Word

• ये: who/which (those who)
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• गोलकसुताः: sons of Golaka
• गोलकसुताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोलक + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: गोलकस्य सुताः

• कुण्डाः: Kuṇḍas (name/class)
• कुण्डाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पाण्डवाः: Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• समयोनिगाः: born of the same womb; uterine
• समयोनिगाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम + योनि + ग (धातु) → ग (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः: समान-योनिगाः (same-womb/uterine)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• संकीर्तनम्: chanting; recitation (of their names)
• संकीर्तनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सं + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (act noun)

• पुण्यम्: meritorious, holy
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पवित्रम्: purifying
• पवित्रम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पापनाशनम्: destroyer of sins
• पापनाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: पापस्य नाशनम्

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍava

FAQs

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

It teaches that the very act of saṃkīrtana—reverent chanting/reciting the names and praise of sacred kuṇḍas—generates puṇya, purifies the mind, and destroys pāpa, even before physical pilgrimage is emphasized.

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

By highlighting saṃkīrtana as effective and purifying, the verse frames remembrance and devotional utterance (nāma and māhātmya-kīrtana) as a direct bhakti-practice connected to tīrtha sanctity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Vyākaraṇa/śabda-prayoga in practice: correct naming and recitation (kīrtana) is treated as a ritual act with spiritual effect; it also reflects Dharma-śāstra style tīrtha-mahātmya usage where verbal remembrance is a recognized purifier.