Shloka 48

The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places

Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala

Devanagari script

एकविंशतिकुल्यानां तारको भवति ध्रुवम् । तस्माददितितीर्थं च यत्रावापादितिर्हरिम् ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

ekaviṃśatikulyānāṃ tārako bhavati dhruvam | tasmādadititīrthaṃ ca yatrāvāpāditirharim || 48 ||

Translation

Sa dalawampu’t isang daluyan ng ilog (kulyā), ang banal na tawiran na Tāraka ang tunay na itinuturing na pinakamatatag. Kaya ito’y tinatawag na Aditi-tīrtha—ang sagradong tawiran kung saan nakamit ni Aditi si Hari (Viṣṇu).

Word by Word

• एकविंशति: twenty-one
• एकविंशति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकविंशति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (numeral adjective), अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; कुल्यानाम् इति षष्ठीबहुवचनस्य विशेषणम्

• कुल्यानाम्: of the channels/streams
• कुल्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• तारकः: a deliverer; one who enables crossing
• तारकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ध्रुवम्: certainly; surely
• ध्रुवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as predicate/accusative of respect)

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादानार्थे (ablative)

• अदिति-तीर्थम्: Aditi’s sacred ford (Aditi-tīrtha)
• अदिति-तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘अदितेः तीर्थम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (contextually name of a tīrtha)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• आवाप: sowed/placed
• आवाप: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अदितिः: Aditi
• अदितिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrating the tirtha-mahatmya discourse, within the Narada Purana’s dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Aditi
• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It identifies Aditi-tīrtha as a stable, reliable “crossing-place” (tāraka) for spiritual progress, sanctified by Aditi’s attainment of Hari—implying that pilgrimage and worship here are especially conducive to divine grace.

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

By highlighting that Aditi ‘attained Hari’ at this tīrtha, the verse frames the site as a bhakti-centered sacred geography: sincere worship and remembrance of Viṣṇu at such a place is portrayed as a direct means to divine attainment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a technical Vedāṅga verse, it reflects Purāṇic ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct): the classification of tīrthas and prescribed pilgrimage/worship as a dharmic aid for purification and spiritual ‘crossing’ (tāraka).