Shloka 96

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

तत्र कोटीश्वरं नाम देवदेवं महेश्वरम् । समभ्यर्च्य विधानेन गाणपत्यमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ९६ ॥

Transliteration

tatra koṭīśvaraṃ nāma devadevaṃ maheśvaram | samabhyarcya vidhānena gāṇapatyamavāpnuyāt || 96 ||

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น เมื่อบูชา ‘โกฏีศวร’ คือมหาเทพผู้เป็นเทพแห่งเทพทั้งปวง ตามพิธีอันถูกต้อง ผู้บูชาย่อมได้รับพระกรุณาแห่งพระคเณศ และบรรลุภาวะแห่งคณปติ (คาณปัตยะ).

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb), स्थानवाचक

• कोटि-ईश्वरम्: Koṭīśvara
• कोटि-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘Lord of crores’/name Koṭīśvara)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable particle), नामनिर्देशार्थक (‘by name’)

• देव-देवम्: the God of gods
• देव-देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘god of gods’)

• महेश्वरम्: Mahēśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• समभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अभि-अर्च् (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/ल्यप्), ‘having duly worshipped’

• विधानेन: by the prescribed rite
• विधानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• गाणपत्यम्: Gaṇapatya status (favor of Gaṇeśa)
• गाणपत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाणपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘state/affiliation of Gaṇapati’

• अवाप्नुयात्: would attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kotiśvara
• Mahesvara (Shiva)
• Ganapati (Ganesha)

FAQs

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

It presents a tirtha-mahātmya phala: worship at Koṭīśvara, performed according to vidhi, grants a distinct spiritual attainment—Gaṇapati’s grace (gāṇapatya)—showing how sacred places and correct ritual amplify devotion.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as reverent, focused worship of Mahādeva at a specific holy site, done with scriptural discipline (vidhi). The promised fruit underscores that sincere devotion, aligned with dharmic procedure, yields divine favor.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The key practical element is Kalpa (ritual procedure): “vidhānena” indicates worship must follow prescribed injunctions—proper offerings, mantras, and sequence—rather than being merely improvised.