Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

सुरूपः सुभगश्चैव तथा विहितशासनः । सर्वरोगविनिर्मुक्तः सोऽप्येतत्फलभाग्भवेत् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

surūpaḥ subhagaścaiva tathā vihitaśāsanaḥ | sarvarogavinirmuktaḥ so'pyetatphalabhāgbhavet || 28 ||

Translation

وہ خوش صورت، خوش نصیب اور درست نظم و ضبط کے تحت رہنے والا ہوتا ہے؛ تمام بیماریوں سے آزاد ہو کر وہ بھی اسی ثواب کا حصہ پاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• su-rūpaḥ: handsome
• su-rūpaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; विशेषण

• su-bhagaḥ: fortunate/auspicious
• su-bhagaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + bhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (particle of emphasis/अवधारण)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (adverb ‘thus/also’/प्रकार)

• vihita-śāsanaḥ: one whose rule/discipline is well-established
• vihita-śāsanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vihita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव; vi+√dhā) + śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; विशेषण

• sarva-roga-vinirmuktaḥ: freed from all diseases
• sarva-roga-vinirmuktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + roga (प्रातिपदिक) + vinirmukta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव; vi-nis+√muc)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; विशेषण

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; सर्वनाम

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Sambhāvanā/Api-artha (particle ‘also’/अपि)

• etat-phala-bhāk: a sharer of this fruit (result)
• etat-phala-bhāk: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; ‘bhāk’ (stem bhāj) = ‘partaker’

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Narada Purana discourse; phala-śruti style statement)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It states the phala-śruti: the merit of the prescribed act (in this Adhyaya’s tirtha/vrata context) manifests as auspicious embodiment—beauty, fortune, disciplined life—and culminates in freedom from disease, indicating purified karma and strengthened dharma.

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

Though it speaks in the language of results, it supports bhakti-oriented practice by affirming that sincere observance of the prescribed sacred act yields sattvic refinement—orderly conduct, well-being, and grace—conditions that stabilize devotion and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects Dharma-śāstra style phala-śruti and the importance of vihita (prescribed) discipline—i.e., correct rule-based observance—rather than a specific Vedanga; it emphasizes compliance with injunctions as the practical takeaway.