Shloka 29

Devanagari script

सा शुद्धिः श्रद्धया प्राश्य बिन्दुं पञ्चनदांभसाम् । भवेदथ ह्रदस्नानाद्राजसूयाश्वमेधयोः ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

sā śuddhiḥ śraddhayā prāśya binduṃ pañcanadāṃbhasām | bhavedatha hradasnānādrājasūyāśvamedhayoḥ || 29 ||

Translation

ความบริสุทธิ์นั้นย่อมได้ด้วยการจิบน้ำปัญจนทาแม้เพียงหยดเดียวด้วยศรัทธา; และเมื่ออาบในสระศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ย่อมได้ผลแห่งราชสูยะและอัศวเมธยัญ

Word by Word

• सा: that
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शुद्धिः: purification
• शुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्राश्य: having partaken (drunk)
• प्राश्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-लोपयुक्त (absolutive/gerund) रूप; धातु: अश् ‘भक्षणे’, उपसर्ग: प्र; अर्थ: ‘प्राश्य’ = having eaten/drunk

• बिन्दुम्: a drop
• बिन्दुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• पञ्चनदाम्भसाम्: of the waters of Pañcanada
• पञ्चनदाम्भसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चनद + अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (पञ्चनद- अम्भस् = ‘पञ्चनदानां जलानि’)

• भवेत्: would be / becomes
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• ह्रदस्नानात्: from bathing in a lake
• ह्रदस्नानात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्रद + स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (ह्रदे स्नानम्)

• राजसूयाश्वमेधयोः: of the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha (sacrifices)
• राजसूयाश्वमेधयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूय + अश्वमेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन; समास: द्वन्द्व (राजसूयश्च अश्वमेधश्च)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Pañcanadā
• Rājasūya
• Aśvamedha

FAQs

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

It teaches that tirtha-water received with śraddhā (faith) can confer profound purification, even comparable to the merit of major Vedic royal sacrifices.

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

By emphasizing śraddhā as the decisive factor, it aligns ritual acts (ācāmana and snāna) with inner devotional disposition—purification comes through reverent, God-centered intent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (Kalpa): it highlights ācāmana (sipping sanctified water) and snāna (sacred bathing) as purificatory rites, and frames their results using yajña-phala terminology (Rājasūya/Aśvamedha).