Shloka 14

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

स्नानेनानेन मे देव यथोक्तफलदो भव । इमं मंत्रं समुच्चार्य स्नायान्मौनं समाश्रितः ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

snānenānena me deva yathoktaphalado bhava | imaṃ maṃtraṃ samuccārya snāyānmaunaṃ samāśritaḥ || 14 ||

Translation

اے دیو! اس اشنان کے ذریعے مجھے وہی پھل عطا فرما جو شاستروں میں بیان ہوا ہے۔ اس منتر کا اچّارن کرکے خاموشی اختیار کرتے ہوئے اشنان کرنا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• snānena: by bathing
• snānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka-liṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• anena: by this
• anena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka-liṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); demonstrative adjective qualifying 'snānena'

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• deva: O God
• deva: Sambodhyā (सम्बोध्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• yathā-ukta-phala-daḥ: giver of the fruit as stated
• yathā-ukta-phala-daḥ: Viśeṣya-predicative (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ukta (कृदन्त, √vac) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + da (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक from √dā)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); adjective/predicate to the addressed deity

• bhava: be (become)
• bhava: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person/मध्यमपुरुष), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• imam: this
• imam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); demonstrative adjective qualifying 'mantram'

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• samuccārya: having recited aloud
• samuccārya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√car (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), indeclinable; action prior to main verb

• snāyāt: should bathe
• snāyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: Vidhiliṅ-lakāra (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• maunam: silence
• maunam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mauna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka-liṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• samāśritaḥ: having resorted to/observing
• samāśritaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√śri (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); agreeing with implied subject (he)

Speaker

Narrative instruction (traditional Narada Purana dialogue context: teaching voice attributed to Sage Narada conveying prescribed rite)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha-snāna (contextual continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the Lord)

FAQs

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

It frames sacred bathing as a result-bearing (phalada) act when performed with correct intention, mantra-recitation, and disciplined conduct such as mauna.

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

By addressing the Lord directly and seeking the promised fruit through a prescribed act, the verse models devotional dependence—ritual action offered with faith and reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline and correct recitation are emphasized: proper mantra-utterance (linked to Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa for sound/clarity) and observance of mauna as a rule of rite.