Shloka 68

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

स्वर्गः स्यात्स्वर्गकामस्य मोक्षः स्यान्मोक्षकामिनः । कामप्रदानि तीर्थानि त्रैलोक्ये यानि कानि च ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

svargaḥ syātsvargakāmasya mokṣaḥ syānmokṣakāminaḥ | kāmapradāni tīrthāni trailokye yāni kāni ca || 68 ||

Translation

جو شخص سُوَرگ کی خواہش کرے اسے سُوَرگ ملتا ہے، اور جو موکش کی خواہش کرے اسے موکش حاصل ہوتا ہے۔ تینوں لوکوں کے جتنے بھی تیرتھ ہیں، وہ سب مطلوبہ پھل عطا کرنے والے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• स्वर्गः: heaven
• स्वर्गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be / may be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वर्गकामस्य: of the one desiring heaven
• स्वर्गकामस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वर्गं कामयते इति); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मोक्षः: liberation
• मोक्षः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be / may be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मोक्षकामिनः: of the one desiring liberation
• मोक्षकामिनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष + कामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मोक्षं कामयते इति); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कामप्रदानि: wish-granting
• कामप्रदानि: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कामान् प्रददाति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रयः लोकाः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• यानि: which
• यानि: Anvaya/Relative (सम्बन्ध/Relative pronoun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• कानि: what (all)
• कानि: Anvaya/Interrogative (सम्बन्ध/Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that tīrthas function as purposeful spiritual “crossings”: the fruit aligns with the seeker’s intention—svarga for the svarga-seeker and mokṣa for the mokṣa-seeker—highlighting the role of saṅkalpa (aim) in religious practice.

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

While it speaks broadly of tīrtha-phala, it implies that inner orientation matters: when pilgrimage is undertaken with a liberation-oriented heart (often expressed through devotion and surrender), the practice supports mokṣa rather than merely worldly or heavenly enjoyment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to ritual intentionality (saṅkalpa) and phala-niyama (result according to aim), a practical principle used in kalpa/ritual procedure: the same act (tīrtha-yātrā) yields different outcomes depending on the declared purpose and discipline.