Shloka 10

Tīrtha-vidhi (Procedure for Holy Places) — Prayāgarāja-māhātmya

Devanagari script

अज्ञानेनापि यस्येह तीर्थामिगमनं भवेत् । सर्वकामसमृद्धः स स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

ajñānenāpi yasyeha tīrthāmigamanaṃ bhavet | sarvakāmasamṛddhaḥ sa svargaloke mahīyate || 10 ||

Translation

Kahit ang isang tao ay pumunta sa tīrtha sa mundong ito dahil lamang sa kamangmangan at hindi batid ang ganap na bisa nito, siya’y mapupuspos ng lahat ng ninanais at pararangalan sa daigdig ng langit.

Word by Word

• अज्ञानेन: through ignorance
• अज्ञानेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here/in this world)

• तीर्थ-अभिगमनम्: going to a sacred place
• तीर्थ-अभिगमनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + अभिगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—तीर्थस्य अभिगमनम्

• भवेत्: may occur / happens
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्व-काम-समृद्धः: fulfilled in all desires
• सर्व-काम-समृद्धः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + समृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वेषां कामानां समृद्धः (endowed with all desires/fulfilments)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वर्ग-लोके: in heaven-world
• स्वर्ग-लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—स्वर्गस्य लोकः

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः—‘is honored/glorified’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya context; traditional dialogue framework with Sanatkumara lineage in the Narada Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Svarga

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the intrinsic sanctity (tīrtha-śakti) of holy places: even an unintentional or uninformed pilgrimage produces merit, leading to prosperity of aims and honor in Svarga.

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

While it speaks primarily of tīrtha-yātrā, it supports the bhakti-oriented worldview that contact with sacred spaces connected to the Divine generates grace and auspicious results even when the pilgrim’s understanding is incomplete.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: tīrtha-gamana is treated as a dharmic act whose karma-phala is assured, stressing correct religious observance rather than technical Vedanga details like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa in this specific verse.