Shloka 45

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

मणिकर्णीश्वरं देवं कुंडमध्ये व्यवस्थितम् । दृष्ट्वा नत्वा समभ्यर्च्य न भूयो जठरे वसेत् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

maṇikarṇīśvaraṃ devaṃ kuṃḍamadhye vyavasthitam | dṛṣṭvā natvā samabhyarcya na bhūyo jaṭhare vaset || 45 ||

Translation

Sa pagkakita sa Diyos na Maṇikarṇīśvara na nakaluklok sa gitna ng banal na tangke, at matapos yumukod at sumamba sa Kanya nang wasto, ang tao ay hindi na muling mananahan sa sinapupunan (hindi na isisilang muli).

Word by Word

• मणिकर्णीश्वरम्: Maṇikarṇīśvara (Lord of Maṇikarṇī)
• मणिकर्णीश्वरम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिकर्णी + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मणिकर्ण्याः ईश्वरः)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘मणिकर्णीश्वरम्’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य (apposition)

• कुण्डमध्ये: in the middle of the pond/pit
• कुण्डमध्ये: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (कुण्डस्य मध्ये)

• व्यवस्थितम्: situated/established
• व्यवस्थितम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + अव + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘देवम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having seen’

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having bowed’

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped properly
• समभ्यर्च्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अभि + अर्च् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having duly worshipped’

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (again/further)

• जठरे: in the womb
• जठरे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जठर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘in the womb/belly’

• वसेत्: should dwell / would reside
• वसेत्: विधेय (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (narrating a Tirtha-Mahatmya teaching in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Maṇikarṇīśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Maṇikarṇīśvara’s darśana (sacred sight), combined with reverent bowing and proper worship at the kuṇḍa, is a direct cause of liberation—freedom from returning to the womb (rebirth).

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

Bhakti here is expressed through embodied devotion—darśana, namaskāra (bowing), and arcana (worship). The verse presents sincere devotional acts at a holy site as spiritually transformative and mokṣa-giving.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct): visiting a tirtha, approaching the deity in the kuṇḍa precinct, performing namaskāra and arcana correctly—practical guidance aligned with Purāṇic ritual discipline.