Shloka 27

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

सुसौभाग्यो भवेदेवं मध्य यात्रां समापयेत् । बालब्रह्माभिधं पश्चात्प्राप्य मर्त्यो नरेश्वरि ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

susaubhāgyo bhavedevaṃ madhya yātrāṃ samāpayet | bālabrahmābhidhaṃ paścātprāpya martyo nareśvari || 27 ||

Translation

ดังนี้ผู้นั้นย่อมเป็นผู้มีมหาสุภมงคล แล้วพึงจบช่วง “มัธยยาตรา” ครั้นต่อมา โอ้พระราชเทวี เมื่อมรรตย์ไปถึงสถานศักดิ์สิทธิ์ชื่อ “พาลพรหมา” ย่อมได้รับผลบุญตามที่กล่าวไว้.

Word by Word

• सुसौभाग्यः: very fortunate
• सुसौभाग्यः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः सु-उपसर्गपूर्वक (उपपद/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः)

• भवेत्: would become / should be
• भवेत्: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• मध्य: middle
• मध्य: कर्म-विशेषण (कर्म-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (यात्राम् इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणरूपेण)

• यात्राम्: pilgrimage/journey
• यात्राम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समापयेत्: should complete
• समापयेत्: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense possible in usage: 'to complete'

• बालब्रह्माभिधम्: (a place/deity) named Bālabrahma
• बालब्रह्माभिधम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बालब्रह्म + अभिध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः बालब्रह्म (कर्मधारय) + अभिध (नामधेयवाचक)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: कालाधिकरण (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; उपसर्गः प्र-

• मर्त्यः: a mortal
• मर्त्यः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नरेश्वरि: O Nareśvarī (O queen/lady)
• नरेश्वरि: सम्बोधन (सम्बोधनम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेश्वरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; (सम्बोधन: 'O queen/lady of men')

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bāla-brahmā (Tirtha/kshetra)

FAQs

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

It frames pilgrimage as a structured sādhana: completing the prescribed stages and reaching the named tīrtha leads to heightened auspiciousness (saubhāgya) and the promised spiritual fruit.

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

Bhakti is implied through tīrtha-sevā and disciplined observance—faithfully following the yātrā-krama and honoring sacred sites as embodiments of divine presence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-style discipline) is emphasized: the verse points to an ordered completion of pilgrimage stages (madhya-yātrā), reflecting correct observance rather than abstract theory.