Shloka 89

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

तस्यां दशम्यामेतच्च स्तोत्रं गंगाजले स्थितः । जपंस्तु दशकृत्वश्च दरिद्रो वापि चाक्षमः ॥ ८९ ॥

Transliteration

tasyāṃ daśamyāmetacca stotraṃ gaṃgājale sthitaḥ | japaṃstu daśakṛtvaśca daridro vāpi cākṣamaḥ || 89 ||

Translation

Sa ikasampung araw ng buwan (Daśamī), kahit ang dukha o yaong may kawalang-kakayahan, ay dapat tumindig sa tubig ng Gaṅgā at bigkasin ang himnong ito nang sampung ulit.

Word by Word

• tasyām: on that (day)
• tasyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; time-locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• daśamyām: on the tenth (lunar day)
• daśamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśamī (दशमी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात)

• stotram: hymn
• stotram: Karma (कर्म; object of japan)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (स्तोत्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• gaṅgā-jale: in the water of the Ganga
• gaṅgā-jale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (गङ्गा प्रातिपदिक) + jala (जल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa (तत्पुरुष; गङ्गायाः जलम्), Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• sthitaḥ: standing/remaining
• sthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier of doer)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु) → sthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त/PPP), Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• japan: reciting/muttering
• japan: Karta (कर्ता; doer)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (जप् धातु) → japant (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Śatṛ-present participle (शतृ), Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), emphatic particle

• daśa-kṛtvaḥ: ten times
• daśa-kṛtvaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daśa (दश प्रातिपदिक) + kṛtvas (कृत्वस् प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-samāsa (अव्ययीभाव; दश कृत्वः), adverbial (kriyāviśeṣaṇa)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात)

• daridraḥ: a poor man
• daridraḥ: Karta (कर्ता; doer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daridra (दरिद्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), disjunctive

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), additive

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात)

• akṣamaḥ: incapable/weak
• akṣamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of daridraḥ/implicit person)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣama (अक्षम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); nañ-tatpuruṣa sense (अ-क्षम)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within a tirtha-mahatmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"From compassionate accessibility (even the poor/incapable) to a vivid ritual act in Gaṅgā waters on the tenth tithi, culminating in empowered devotional confidence through repetition."}

Characters & Entities

• Ganga

FAQs

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

It teaches an accessible tirtha-practice: on Daśamī, immersion/standing in Gaṅgā waters combined with stotra-japa (ten repetitions) is presented as a valid spiritual act even for those lacking resources or strength.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through stotra-recitation (praise and remembrance) performed with discipline (a fixed count) and sacred setting (Gaṅgā), emphasizing sincerity over material capacity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-style ritual discipline is implied: choosing an auspicious tithi (Daśamī), observing a specific procedure (standing in Gaṅgā), and maintaining a prescribed japa-count (ten times).