Shloka 44

Devanagari script

गोप्रेक्षेश्वरमागत्य दृष्ट्वाभ्यर्च्य च मानवः । न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति कल्मषैश्च विमुच्यते ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

goprekṣeśvaramāgatya dṛṣṭvābhyarcya ca mānavaḥ | na durgatimavāpnoti kalmaṣaiśca vimucyate || 44 ||

Translation

ผู้ใดมาถึงโคเปรกเษศวร แล้วได้เห็นและบูชา ผู้นั้นย่อมไม่ตกสู่ทุคติ และย่อมพ้นจากบาปทั้งหลาย.

Word by Word

• गो-प्रेक्ष-ईश्वरम्: Lord Goprekṣeśvara
• गो-प्रेक्ष-ईश्वरम्: कर्म (Object of ‘आगत्य/दृष्ट्वा/अभ्यर्च्य’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रेक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; √ईक्ष्) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (determinative; ‘Goprekṣa’ + ‘Lord’)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having come’

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having seen’

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having worshipped’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• मानवः: a man/person
• मानवः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• दुर्गतिम्: bad destiny/misfortune
• दुर्गतिम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कल्मषैः: from sins/impurities
• कल्मषैः: अपादान/हेतु (Cause/source in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• विमुच्यते: is freed
• विमुच्यते: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense) ‘is released’

Speaker

Narada (as narrator/teacher in the Tirtha-Mahatmya discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Gopreksheshvara
• Ishvara (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It states the fruit (phala) of pilgrimage: darśana and proper worship at Goprekṣeśvara protect one from durgati (a fallen fate) and cleanse kalmaṣa (sin/impurity).

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

Bhakti is expressed through embodied devotion—going to the sacred place, taking darśana, and performing abhyarcana (reverent worship). The verse emphasizes that sincere devotional acts yield purification and auspicious destiny.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice is implied through abhyarcana—proper pūjā procedure (kalpa/ritual discipline) and the importance of darśana as a sanctioned devotional act within tirtha-based observances.