Shloka 31

The Greatness of Haridvāra

Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya

Devanagari script

यत्र कोटिगुणं पुण्यं भवेत्कोटीशदर्शनात् । ओष्यैकां रजनीं तत्र पुंडरीकमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

yatra koṭiguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ bhavetkoṭīśadarśanāt | oṣyaikāṃ rajanīṃ tatra puṃḍarīkamavāpnuyāt || 31 ||

Translation

ณ สถานที่นั้น เพียงได้เห็นโกฏีศะ บุญย่อมทวีคูณถึงโกฏิหนึ่ง หากพักค้างคืนที่นั่นเพียงคืนเดียว ย่อมได้ผลบุญแห่งปุณฑรีกะ

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्ध-स्थानवाचक (relative locative adverb: where)

• कोटिगुणम्: million-fold
• कोटिगुणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: कोट्या गुणः (million-fold); विशेषण (पुण्यम्)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• कोटीश-दर्शनात्: from seeing Koṭīśa
• कोटीश-दर्शनात्: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटीश + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: कोटीशस्य दर्शनम् (sight of Koṭīśa)

• ऊष्य: having stayed
• ऊष्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) from √वस् (to dwell): ऊष्य = having stayed

• एकाम्: one
• एकाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (रजनीम्)

• रजनीम्: night
• रजनीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• पुण्डरीकम्: Puṇḍarīka (lotus / a reward named Puṇḍarīka)
• पुण्डरीकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (either lotus or a named reward/place; context suggests a फल/प्राप्ति)

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

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Koṭīśa
• Puṇḍarīka

FAQs

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

It teaches that tirtha-darśana (sacred visitation) is not merely travel but a dharmic act whose fruit can be exponentially magnified; even a single night’s stay at the Koṭīśa site is presented as spiritually transformative.

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

By emphasizing darśana—reverential seeing/encountering the sacred—the verse aligns with bhakti practice where sincere approach to a holy form or holy place yields grace-like merit beyond ordinary calculation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa-oriented ritual pragmatics: specific acts (darśana and one-night residence) are prescribed with defined results, illustrating how pilgrimage observances are framed as actionable dharma.