Shloka 108

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

शंभोर्जटाकलापात्तु विनिष्क्रांतातिकर्कशात् । प्लावयित्वा दिवं निन्ये या पापान्यगरात्मजान् ॥ १०८ ॥

Transliteration

śaṃbhorjaṭākalāpāttu viniṣkrāṃtātikarkaśāt | plāvayitvā divaṃ ninye yā pāpānyagarātmajān || 108 ||

Translation

شمبھو کی جٹاؤں کے گچھے سے سخت تیز رو ہو کر نکلی وہ (گنگا) آسمان تک سیلاب کی طرح بہی اور اگر کے بیٹوں کو اُن کے گناہوں سمیت سوَرگ لے گئی۔

Word by Word

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• जटा-कलापात्: from the mass of matted locks
• जटा-कलापात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जटा + कलाप (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जटानां कलापः); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; Ablative singular

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); contrast/emphasis

• विनिष्क्रान्त-अति-कर्कशात्: from (that) exceedingly forceful (outflow) that had issued forth
• विनिष्क्रान्त-अति-कर्कशात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + नि + √क्रम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) + अति (अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + कर्कश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (विशेषण-समाहार); मुख्यपद: विनिष्क्रान्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), उपपद: अतिकर्कश; पुं/नपुंसक-प्रयोगे पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; Ablative singular (qualifying source)

• प्लावयित्वा: having flooded
• प्लावयित्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्लु (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), causative; 'having caused to float/flood'

• दिवम्: heaven
• दिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्यौः) / नपुंसक-प्रयोग (दिवम्) काव्ये; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• निन्ये: led (to)
• निन्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; 'led/brought'

• या: she who
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Relative pronoun referring to गङ्गा

• पापानि: sins
• पापानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• अगरा-आत्मजान्: the sons of Agarā
• अगरा-आत्मजान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगरा + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: अगरायाः आत्मजाः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; Accusative plural

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Shambhu (Shiva)
• Ganga
• Sagara (implied by agara-ātmajān)

FAQs

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

It presents Gaṅgā as a divinely mediated purifier: descending through Śiva’s matted locks, her sacred flow removes accumulated sin and elevates beings toward heavenly realms, highlighting tirtha as a means of pāpa-kṣaya and upliftment.

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

By emphasizing Gaṅgā’s sanctity and Śiva’s role in receiving and releasing her, the verse points to reverent reliance on divine grace—approaching sacred tirthas with श्रद्धा (śraddhā) as an expression of bhakti that transforms one’s karmic condition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Kalpa-oriented tirtha practice: the idea of ritual bathing (tīrtha-snānā) as a purificatory act within dharma. No specific Vyākaraṇa/Jyotiṣa detail is explicit in this verse.