Shloka 108

Devanagari script

मधुस्रावेऽथप्रयातः स्नातो मुच्यते पातकैः । स्नात्वा तीर्थे च वासिष्ठे वासिष्ठं लोकमाप्नुयात् ॥ १०८ ॥

Transliteration

madhusrāve'thaprayātaḥ snāto mucyate pātakaiḥ | snātvā tīrthe ca vāsiṣṭhe vāsiṣṭhaṃ lokamāpnuyāt || 108 ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, sa pagpunta sa Madhusrāva at pagligo roon, ang tao’y napapalaya sa mga kasalanan. At sa pagligo sa banal na tawiran na Vāsiṣṭha, mararating niya ang daigdig ni Vasiṣṭha.

Word by Word

मधुस्रावेat Madhusrāva (tīrtha)

अथthen

प्रयातःhaving gone (there)

स्नातःhaving bathed

मुच्यतेis freed

पातकैःfrom sins

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

तीर्थेat the tīrtha

चand

वासिष्ठेat the Vāsiṣṭha (tīrtha)

वासिष्ठम्Vāsiṣṭha (belonging to Vasiṣṭha)

लोकम्world/realm

आप्नुयात्would attain

Speaker

Suta (narrating the tīrtha-māhātmya as part of the Uttara-Bhāga tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Assurance of sin-removal at Madhusrāva culminates in a wondrous promise: attainment of the exalted 'world of Vasiṣṭha' through bathing at the Vāsiṣṭha tīrtha."}

Characters & Entities

Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

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

It teaches tīrtha-sevā through snāna: bathing at specific sacred places is said to destroy pāpa (sin) and yield higher spiritual destinations, here culminating in attainment of Vasiṣṭha’s loka.

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

While not explicitly naming Viṣṇu-bhakti, it reflects Purāṇic bhakti-culture where reverence for holy places and sage-associated tīrthas is an outward devotional act that purifies the heart and aligns one with dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: tīrtha-snānā is a prescribed act for purification (śuddhi) and pāpa-kṣaya, showing applied dharma rather than technical Vedāṅga instruction like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa.