Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नानेन दानेन निर्भयो जायते नरः । कोटितीर्थँ ततो गच्छेद्यत्र रुद्रेण मोहिनि ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

tatra snānena dānena nirbhayo jāyate naraḥ | koṭitīrthaṃ tato gacchedyatra rudreṇa mohini || 27 ||

Translation

Doon, sa pamamagitan ng banal na pagligo at pagbibigay-dāna, ang tao’y nagiging walang takot. Pagkaraan, O Mohinī, magtungo sa Koṭitīrtha, kung saan naroroon si Rudra.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश-अधिकरणवाचक (locative adverb: there)

• स्नानेन: by bathing
• स्नानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• दानेन: by giving (charity)
• दानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• निर्भयः: fearless
• निर्भयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘नरः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• जायते: becomes/is born
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• कोटि-तीर्थम्: Koṭitīrtha
• कोटि-तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—“कोटीनां तीर्थम्” (name of a tīrtha)

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Desha/Kala-adhikarana (देश/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (thereafter/from there)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/अधिकरणवाचक (where)

• रुद्रेण: by Rudra (Shiva)
• रुद्रेण: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण/कर्तृ), एकवचन

• मोहिनि: O Mohinī
• मोहिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन-प्रयोग (addressing the listener)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Assures fearlessness through tīrtha-bath and charity, then gently redirects the pilgrim onward to another sacred locus (Koṭitīrtha)."}

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Mohini
• Koṭitīrtha

FAQs

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

It teaches that tīrtha-snānā (sacred bathing) joined with dāna (charitable giving) removes fear and purifies the pilgrim, and it directs the seeker onward to Koṭitīrtha, a site sanctified by Rudra.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent pilgrimage and pious action—approaching holy places, honoring the divine presence (Rudra), and practicing generosity—outer acts that support inner surrender and trust (fearlessness).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual praxis aligned with Kalpa (procedural discipline): performing snāna at a tīrtha and giving dāna as prescribed acts during pilgrimage, emphasizing correct observance rather than technical grammar or astrology.