Shloka 49

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

देवीं कनकनंदां च समभ्यर्च्य नरः सति । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति देहांते स्वर्गतिं लभेत् ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

devīṃ kanakanaṃdāṃ ca samabhyarcya naraḥ sati | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti dehāṃte svargatiṃ labhet || 49 ||

Translation

O marangal na babae! Ang lalaking sumasamba nang wasto sa Diyosa Kanakanandā ay makakamit ang lahat ng ninanais, at sa wakas ng buhay ay matatamo ang landas patungo sa langit.

Word by Word

• devīm: the Goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• kanakanandām: Kanakanandā (name of the देवी)
• kanakanandām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka + nandā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; karmadhāraya/proper name ‘Kanakanandā’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• samabhyarcya: having worshipped
• samabhyarcya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-abhi-arc (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having worshipped’

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• sati: indeed/then (contextual)
• sati: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक; present participle of √as)
• Form: Locative absolute (सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे), Feminine locative singular form used idiomatically as avyaya-like: ‘when/if (it is so)’; here: ‘O good lady’ is also possible, but context favors locative-absolute/parenthetical ‘indeed’

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural; adjective qualifying ‘kāmān’

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• avāpnoti: attains
• avāpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• dehānte: at life’s end
• dehānte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘at the end of the body (life)’

• svargatim: the path/destination to heaven
• svargatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘heavenly destination’

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Kanakanandā (Devī)

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: it asserts that sincere, proper worship of Devī Kanakanandā yields both worldly fulfillment (desired aims) and a favorable post-death destination (svarga).

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

Bhakti is presented in a practical form—samabhyarcya (formal, reverent worship). The verse emphasizes that devoted, ritually correct archana to the deity is spiritually efficacious and merit-producing.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The key practical element is kalpa-oriented ritual discipline implied by “samabhyarcya”—performing worship according to prescribed procedure (archana/puja-vidhi), even though no specific shiksha/vyakarana/jyotisha detail is stated in this single verse.