Shloka 128

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

Devanagari script

इदं तेऽभिहितं भद्रे गंगामाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । पठन् श्रृण्वन्नरो ह्येति तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् ॥ १२८ ॥

Transliteration

idaṃ te'bhihitaṃ bhadre gaṃgāmāhātmyamuttamam | paṭhan śrṛṇvannaro hyeti tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam || 128 ||

Translation

اے بھدرے! میں نے تم سے گنگا کی یہ اعلیٰ ترین عظمت بیان کی۔ جو اسے پڑھتا یا سنتا ہے، وہ یقیناً وِشنو کے اُس پرم پد کو پاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘this’

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), एकवचन; ‘to you/your’

• अभिहितम्: has been stated
• अभिहितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + धा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘has been told’

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• गङ्गा-माहात्म्यम्: the greatness of the Ganga
• गङ्गा-माहात्म्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गङ्गायाः माहात्म्यम्)

• उत्तमम्: supreme/excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणं माहात्म्यम् प्रति

• पठन्: reading
• पठन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘reading’

• शृण्वन्: hearing
• शृण्वन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘hearing’

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

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• एति: goes/attains
• एति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्-विष्णोः: of that Vishnu
• तत्-विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (‘that Vishnu’s’)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणं पदम् प्रति

• पदम्: abode/state
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It declares that merely hearing or reciting the Gaṅgā-Māhātmya is itself a liberating act, granting the devotee access to Viṣṇu’s highest abode (parama-pada), emphasizing śravaṇa and pāṭha as potent spiritual sādhana.

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

Bhakti is expressed through attentive listening and reverent recitation of sacred praise (māhātmya). The verse presents devotion as accessible: by honoring Gaṅgā’s sanctity and focusing the mind on Viṣṇu through sacred narration, one moves toward His supreme state.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the practical discipline of correct recitation and transmission—pāṭha (reading/chanting) and śravaṇa (listening)—which aligns with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (clarity of words) in ensuring the sacred text is preserved and received properly.