Shloka 33

Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites

Gaṅgā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

चतुर्भुजां त्रिनेत्रां च सर्वावयवशोभिताम् । रत्नकुंभसितांभोजवराभयकरं शुभाम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

caturbhujāṃ trinetrāṃ ca sarvāvayavaśobhitām | ratnakuṃbhasitāṃbhojavarābhayakaraṃ śubhām || 33 ||

Translation

وہ مبارک دیوی چار بازوؤں اور تین آنکھوں والی، ہر عضو سے درخشاں ہے؛ ہاتھوں میں جواہرات کا کُمبھ اور سفید کنول لیے، وردان اور اَبھَے کی مُدرائیں دکھاتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• चतुर्भुजाम्: four-armed
• चतुर्भुजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. accusative singular)

• त्रिनेत्राम्: three-eyed
• त्रिनेत्राम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. accusative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्व-अवयव-शोभिताम्: adorned in all limbs
• सर्व-अवयव-शोभिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अवयव (प्रातिपदिक) + शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ्/शोभ् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त-विशेषण (past participle adjective)

• रत्न-कुम्भ-सित-अम्भोज-वर-अभय-करम्: having hands (bearing) a jeweled pot, a white lotus, boon and fearlessness
• रत्न-कुम्भ-सित-अम्भोज-वर-अभय-करम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + सित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अभय (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-समास, विशेषण (neut. accusative singular; agreeing with implied 'रूपम्/विग्रहम्' or describing 'कर' as hands giving boons/fearlessness)

• शुभाम्: auspicious
• शुभाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. accusative singular)

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within a Tirtha-Mahatmya description in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Goddess)

FAQs

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

It gives a dhyāna-style iconographic description of an auspicious Devī form—four-armed, three-eyed, holding sacred emblems and granting protection—meant to steady the mind in reverent worship during a tīrtha-mahātmya context.

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

By presenting a clear, auspicious form with boon-giving and fear-dispelling gestures, the verse supports bhakti through focused remembrance (smaraṇa) and meditation (dhyāna), strengthening faith and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it reflects śikṣā-style precision in recitation and visualization used in ritual practice (dhyāna before pūjā), though no specific Vedāṅga technical rule (like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa) is explicitly taught in this verse.