Shloka 4

Devanagari script

आषाढे चापि गंधर्वैर्यात्रेयं विहिता शुभैः । प्रियादेव्यास्तु कुंडे वै स्नानपूजनकारकैः ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

āṣāḍhe cāpi gaṃdharvairyātreyaṃ vihitā śubhaiḥ | priyādevyāstu kuṃḍe vai snānapūjanakārakaiḥ || 4 ||

Translation

และในเดือนอาษาฒะด้วย เหล่าคันธรรพผู้เป็นมงคลได้สถาปนายาตรานี้ โดยผู้ประกอบการอาบน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์และบูชาที่สระของพระนางปรียาเทวี

Word by Word

आषाढेin (the month of) Āṣāḍha

चand

अपिalso

गन्धर्वैःby the Gandharvas

यात्राpilgrimage

इयम्this

विहिताwas ordained

शुभैःby the auspicious (ones)

प्रिया-देव्याःof the beloved goddess (Priyādevī)

तुindeed/and

कुण्डेin the pond

वैindeed

स्नान-पूजन-कारकैःby performers of bathing and worship

Speaker

Narada (narrating tirtha-mahatmya, as preserved in the Uttara-Bhaga tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (tirtha-yātrā observance)

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Wonder at Gandharva institution of the yātrā flows into devotional steadiness through bathing and worship at Priyādevī’s pond."}

Characters & Entities

Gandharvas

Priyādevī

FAQs

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

It frames a specific tirtha-observance as divinely sanctioned: the merit-bearing act is not merely travel, but ritual purity (snāna) and reverent worship (pūjana) performed at Priyādevī’s sacred kuṇḍa, especially in the auspicious month of Āṣāḍha.

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

Bhakti is expressed here through embodied devotion—approaching a sacred site, bathing as an act of inner purification, and offering pūjā with faith—showing that devotion is lived through disciplined, reverent action at a sanctified place.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects practical kalā/ritual timing—observing a specific lunar month (Āṣāḍha) for yātrā—aligning with Jyotiṣa-style calendrical awareness used to choose auspicious periods for rites and pilgrimages.