Shloka 89

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

प्रच्छाद्य वल्लिकैर्देवि जातरूपपरिच्छदैः । यमं प्रस्थापयामास तां पुरीं दक्षिणां दिशम् ॥ ८९ ॥

Transliteration

pracchādya vallikairdevi jātarūpaparicchadaiḥ | yamaṃ prasthāpayāmāsa tāṃ purīṃ dakṣiṇāṃ diśam || 89 ||

Translation

ข้าแต่พระเทวี ครั้นปกคลุมด้วยเถาวัลย์และเครื่องประดับพร้อมเครื่องใช้ทองคำแล้ว นางก็ส่งยมไปยังนครทางทิศใต้

Word by Word

• प्रच्छाद्य: having covered
• प्रच्छाद्य: पूर्वकाल (Adverbial prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + छद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having covered’

• वल्लिकैः: with small creepers/vines
• वल्लिकैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्लिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• जातरूपपरिच्छदैः: with golden coverings/ornaments
• जातरूपपरिच्छदैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जातरूप (प्रातिपदिक) + परिच्छद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘golden coverings/ornaments’); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• यमम्: Yama
• यमम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रस्थापयामास: sent forth, dispatched
• प्रस्थापयामास: मुख्यक्रिया (Main predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; causative sense ‘caused to set forth/sent’

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘purīm’)

• पुरीम्: city
• पुरीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दक्षिणाम्: southern
• दक्षिणाम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘diśam’)

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; direction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (narrating a Tirtha-Mahatmya episode to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Yama

FAQs

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

The verse uses Puranic symbolism—golden adornment and a southward journey—to mark the ritual-cosmic association of the southern quarter with Yama, reinforcing the Purana’s mapping of direction, destiny, and dharmic consequence within sacred narratives.

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

While not directly teaching bhakti practice, it supports the wider Uttara-Bhaga tirtha framework where sacred geography and divine order inspire reverence; devotion matures when one sees even Yama’s realm as functioning under cosmic dharma, ultimately oriented toward remembrance of the Supreme.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly reflects traditional dik-vicāra (directional doctrine) used in ritual and temple practice—associating the दक्षिणा दिशा (southern quarter) with Yama—relevant to kalpa/ritual procedure and applied sacred geography rather than grammar or jyotiṣa calculations in this single verse.