Shloka 16

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

ते यांति परमं स्थानं पूजयित्वा च मोहिनि । भूतायां चैत्रमासस्य योऽर्चयेत्परमेश्वरम् ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

te yāṃti paramaṃ sthānaṃ pūjayitvā ca mohini | bhūtāyāṃ caitramāsasya yo'rcayetparameśvaram || 16 ||

Translation

โอ้โมหินี ผู้ใดบูชาพระปรเมศวรในวันภูตายาแห่งเดือนจัยตระด้วยพิธีอันบริสุทธิ์ ครั้นบูชาแล้ว ย่อมไปถึงสถานอันสูงสุด

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having worshipped’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मोहिनि: O deluder (Mohinī)
• मोहिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन (address)

• भूतायाम्: on (the) Bhūtā (tithi)
• भूतायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालवाचक-प्रयोग (time-locative)

• चैत्रमासस्य: of the month of Caitra
• चैत्रमासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र-मास (प्रातिपदिक; चैत्र + मास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; मास-विशेषण-सम्बन्ध (of the month of Caitra)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of subordinate clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; परम + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within Uttara-Bhaga Mahatmya section; addressing Mohini)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Parameshvara
• Mohini
• Caitra-masa
• Bhuta-tithi

FAQs

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

It states that worship of the Supreme Lord (Parameśvara) on the Bhūtā tithi in the month of Caitra leads the devotee to the “supreme abode” (paramaṃ sthānam), emphasizing the salvific power of timely, calendrically prescribed devotion.

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

Bhakti is presented as direct worship (arcana/pūjā) of Parameśvara; the fruit is not merely worldly merit but attainment of the highest state, showing devotion as a liberation-oriented practice when performed with proper observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa and Jyotiṣa-oriented ritual timing is implied: the efficacy is tied to a specific lunar tithi (Bhūtā) and month (Caitra), reflecting the Vedāṅga concern with correct ritual procedure and sacred calendrics.