Shloka 106

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

कपाल मोचने स्नात्वा ब्रह्महापि विशुध्यति । वैश्वामित्रे नरः स्नातो ब्राह्मण्यं समवाप्नुयात् ॥ १०६ ॥

Transliteration

kapāla mocane snātvā brahmahāpi viśudhyati | vaiśvāmitre naraḥ snāto brāhmaṇyaṃ samavāpnuyāt || 106 ||

Translation

کپال موچن میں غسل کرنے سے برہماہتیا کا مجرم بھی پاک ہو جاتا ہے۔ اور ویشوامتر تیرتھ میں غسل کرنے والا انسان برہمنیت کا پھل پاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• कपालमोचने: at Kapālamocana (tīrtha)
• कपालमोचने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपाल + मोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘कपालस्य मोचनम्’)—तीर्थ-नाम

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having bathed’

• ब्रह्महा: even a brahmin-slayer
• ब्रह्महा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्महन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘ब्रह्महन्’ (brahmin-slayer)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपवादार्थ (even/also)

• विशुध्यति: becomes purified
• विशुध्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; उपसर्गः वि-

• वैश्वामित्रे: at Vaiśvāmitra (tīrtha)
• वैश्वामित्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तीर्थ-नाम

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

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having bathed/bathed’

• ब्राह्मण्यम्: brahminhood/status of a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मण्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समवाप्नुयात्: would attain
• समवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अवाप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; उपसर्गः सम्- + अव-

Speaker

Suta (narrating Narada Purana’s Uttara-bhaga tīrtha-māhātmya passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kapāla-mocana (Tirtha)
• Vaiśvāmitra (Tirtha/associated with Sage Viśvāmitra)
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

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

It asserts the extraordinary purifying power (śuddhi) of specific tīrthas: a bath at Kapāla-mocana is described as capable of cleansing even the gravest sin (brahma-hatyā), highlighting tīrtha-snānā as a potent form of prāyaścitta within dharma.

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

Though framed as tīrtha-māhātmya, it supports bhakti-oriented practice indirectly: pilgrimage and sacred bathing are acts of reverence that cultivate humility and faith in dharma, preparing the devotee for higher Vishnu-bhakti through inner purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (kalpa/ācāra) is implied: the verse teaches tīrtha-snānā as a structured purificatory rite (prāyaścitta) with defined locations and promised results, reflecting dharma-śāstric procedure rather than grammar or astrology.