Shloka 100

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

इंद्रद्युस्मसरो नाम तीर्थँ यज्ञाज्यसंभवम् । यत्र स्नात्वा सकृल्लोकः शक्रलोकमवाप्स्यति ॥ १०० ॥

Transliteration

iṃdradyusmasaro nāma tīrthaṃ yajñājyasaṃbhavam | yatra snātvā sakṛllokaḥ śakralokamavāpsyati || 100 ||

Translation

May isang banal na tawiran na tinatawag na Indradyusmasaras, na isinilang mula sa ghee ng paghahandog na yajña. Ang sinumang maligo roon kahit minsan ay makaaabot sa daigdig ni Śakra (Indra).

Word by Word

• इन्द्रद्युस्मसरः: the lake (named) Indradyusmasaras
• इन्द्रद्युस्मसरः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रद्युस् + सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रद्युसः सरः = Indradyus' lake)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable particle meaning ‘by name/indeed’)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• यज्ञाज्यसम्भवम्: arisen from sacrificial ghee
• यज्ञाज्यसम्भवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ + आज्य + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (यज्ञस्य आज्यस्य सम्भवः = arising from sacrificial ghee)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-स्थानवाचक (relative adverb of place: ‘where’)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having bathed’

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/आवृत्तिवाचक (adverb: once)

• लोकः: a person (one)
• लोकः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• शक्रलोकम्: the world of Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रलोकम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शक्रस्य लोकः)

• अवाप्स्यति: will attain
• अवाप्स्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव् + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a Tirtha-Mahatmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shakra (Indra)

FAQs

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

It presents a tīrtha-māhātmya: a sacred place whose power is tied to yajña (sacrifice). The verse teaches that contact with such a consecrated tīrtha through snāna yields a specific heavenly fruit—attainment of Śakraloka.

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

While it is primarily a tīrtha-phala statement, it supports bhakti in practice by encouraging reverent pilgrimage and ritual purity; honoring sacred places connected to yajña is treated as a devotional act that brings divine merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual theology connected to yajña is implied: ājya (ghee) is a key oblation in Vedic rites (kalpa/śrauta practice). The verse links sacrificial substances and their sanctifying power to tīrtha tradition and prescribed snāna.