Shloka 28

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

अविमुक्ते वसेच्चैव यदीच्छेच्छांकरं पदम् । घंटा कर्णो ह्रदस्तत्र व्यासेशस्य तु पश्चिमे ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

avimukte vaseccaiva yadīcchecchāṃkaraṃ padam | ghaṃṭā karṇo hradastatra vyāseśasya tu paścime || 28 ||

Translation

Kung ninanais ang kalagayang Śaṅkara (ang kataas-taasang hantungan ni Śiva), dapat manirahan sa Avimukta. Doon, sa kanluran ng Vyāseśa, naroon ang lawa (hrada) na tinatawag na Ghaṇṭākarṇa.

Word by Word

• अविमुक्ते: in Avimukta (the sacred place)
• अविमुक्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• वसेत्: should dwell
• वसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-निपात (conditional particle)

• इच्छेत्: should desire
• इच्छेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शांकरम्: pertaining to Śaṅkara
• शांकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शांकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पदम्: state, abode, goal
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• घंटा: (the place called) Ghaṇṭā
• घंटा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घंटा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• कर्णः: (the place called) Karṇa
• कर्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• ह्रदः: lake
• ह्रदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• व्यास-ईशस्य: of Vyāseśa
• व्यास-ईशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lord of Vyāsa / Vyāseśa)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• पश्चिमे: in the west (western side)
• पश्चिमे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; दिक्/देशवाचक

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Avimukta (Kashi)
• Shankara (Shiva)
• Vyasesha
• Ghantakarna Hrada

FAQs

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

It teaches that residence in Avimukta (Kāśī) is a direct means toward liberation associated with Śaṅkara, and it anchors that teaching in Kāśī’s sacred geography by naming the Ghaṇṭākarṇa lake near Vyāseśa.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as steadfast attachment to a sacred kṣetra of Śiva—living in Avimukta with the aim of attaining Śaṅkara’s padam—showing devotion through place-centered worship and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily it reflects kalpa-style tirtha-prayoga (practical ritual geography): identifying exact sacred locations (west of Vyāseśa) used for pilgrimage routes, bathing, and shrine-based observances.