Shloka 103

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

सरसो दक्षिणे भागे नैर्ऋत्यां तु समाश्रिते । न्यग्रोधोऽस्ति द्रुमस्तत्र तत्समीपे तु मंडपः ॥ १०३ ॥

Transliteration

saraso dakṣiṇe bhāge nairṛtyāṃ tu samāśrite | nyagrodho'sti drumastatra tatsamīpe tu maṃḍapaḥ || 103 ||

Translation

تالاب کے جنوبی حصے میں، نَیرِتیہ سمت کی طرف، وہاں ایک برگد (نیَگروध) کا درخت ہے اور اس کے قریب ایک منڈپ ہے۔

Word by Word

• सरसः: of the lake
• सरसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• दक्षिणे: southern
• दक्षिणे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying भागे)

• भागे: in the part/region
• भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• नैर्ऋत्याम्: in the southwest (direction)
• नैर्ऋत्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैर्ऋती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेष (southwest)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• समाश्रिते: situated
• समाश्रिते: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘being situated/located’ (agreeing with भागे/नैर्ऋत्याम् as locative setting)

• न्यग्रोधः: a banyan tree
• न्यग्रोधः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यग्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्रुमः: a tree
• द्रुमः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (nyagrodhaḥ = drumaḥ)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (there)

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण (of that)

• समीपे: near
• समीपे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘near’ (locative)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधसूचक

• मण्डपः: a pavilion
• मण्डपः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (describing a sacred स्थल/setting within the Tirtha-Mahatmya section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Nirṛti

FAQs

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

It maps a sacred landscape—lake, banyan (nyagrodha), and pavilion—indicating a consecrated spot where pilgrims may gather, rest, and perform tirtha-related rites with proper directional awareness.

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

By identifying a specific sacred locus (near the nyagrodha and maṇḍapa), it implicitly guides devotees to a place suited for congregational worship, recitation, and remembrance—common supports for Vishnu-bhakti in tirtha settings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Directional specification (nairṛtya, the south-west) reflects practical ritual orientation and spatial discipline used in dharmic practice, aligning with applied knowledge found in traditional ritual planning and sacred-site layout.