Shloka 20

The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas

Devanagari script

विनायकं तकथैवान्यं सिंदूर्यं नाम विश्रुतन् । चतुर्थ्यां देवि द्रंष्टव्या एवं चैव विनायकाः ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

vināyakaṃ takathaivānyaṃ siṃdūryaṃ nāma viśrutan | caturthyāṃ devi draṃṣṭavyā evaṃ caiva vināyakāḥ || 20 ||

Translation

และทำนองเดียวกัน วินายกอีกองค์ผู้เลื่องชื่อว่า ‘สินทูรยะ’ โอ้เทวี พึงไปเฝ้าดูในวันจตุรถี; ดังนี้แลคือการเฝ้าดูวินายกทั้งหลายตามพิธี

Word by Word

• vināyakam: Vināyaka
• vināyakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): 'likewise'

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) of emphasis

• anyam: another
• anyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adjective (विशेषण) qualifying vināyakam; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• siṃdūryam: (Vināyaka named) Siṃdūrya
• siṃdūryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃdūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); proper name/epithet

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) used as quotative/appositive marker: 'by name'

• viśrutam: well-known
• viśrutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-śru (वि+श्रु धातु) > viśruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kṛdanta past participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन), qualifying siṃdūryam/vināyakam: 'well-known'

• caturthyām: on the fourth day (caturthī)
• caturthyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन): 'on the fourth (tithi)'

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• draṣṭavyāḥ: should be seen
• draṣṭavyāḥ: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु) + tavya (तव्यत्)
• Form: Kṛdanta (कृदन्त) gerundive/obligative (तव्यत्): 'to be seen/should be visited'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन) agreeing with vināyakāḥ

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): 'thus/in this manner'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) of emphasis

• vināyakāḥ: Vināyakas
• vināyakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Caturthī (Vināyaka-related observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vinayaka
• Sindurya

FAQs

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

It emphasizes darśana of specific forms of Vināyaka on Caturthī as a disciplined vrata-practice, implying removal of obstacles and ritual purification through correctly timed worship.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as concrete devotion—seeking darśana of a named Vināyaka on an auspicious tithi—showing that devotion in the Purāṇic path is sustained through regular, calendrically aligned observances.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa-style calendrical discipline: observing worship on the correct lunar day (Caturthī tithi) as the operative ritual timing.