Shloka 116

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

स्नानं रविदिने कृत्वा तत्र वांछितमाप्नुयात् । यज्ञोपवीतिके स्नात्वा स्वधर्मफलभाग्भवेत् ॥ ११६ ॥

Transliteration

snānaṃ ravidine kṛtvā tatra vāṃchitamāpnuyāt | yajñopavītike snātvā svadharmaphalabhāgbhavet || 116 ||

Translation

اتوار کے دن وہاں غسل کرنے سے انسان مطلوبہ پھل پاتا ہے۔ یجنوپویتِک میں غسل کر کے وہ اپنے سْوَدھرم کے پھل کا حصہ دار بن جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘bathing’ (object of kṛtvā)

• रवि-दिने: on Sunday
• रवि-दिने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time-locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘Sun’s day’ (=Sunday); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund/क्त्वा), ‘having done’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• वाञ्छितम्: the desired (boon)
• वाञ्छितम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from वाञ्छ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘desired (thing)’

• आप्नुयात्: may obtain
• आप्नुयात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘may obtain’

• यज्ञोपवीतिके: at (the place called) Yajñopavītika
• यज्ञोपवीतिके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञोपवीत + इक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: यज्ञस्य उपवीतम्; ‘sacred-thread (place/spot)’; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund), ‘having bathed’

• स्व-धर्म-फल-भाग्: a sharer of the fruit of one’s own duty
• स्व-धर्म-फल-भाग्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + धर्म + फल + भज् (धातु; भाग्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-कृदन्त: ‘one who partakes of the fruit of one’s own dharma’; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘would become’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a tīrtha-māhātmya context, traditionally relayed within the Sūta narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ravivāra-snāna (Sunday observance at the tīrtha)

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Practical ritual instruction (snāna on Ravivāra) moves into confident expectation of desired boons and dharma-fruit."}

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Surya)

FAQs

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

It teaches that tīrtha-snāna is not merely physical cleansing: when aligned with sacred time (Ravi-vāra) and sacred place (a named tīrtha), it becomes a dharmic act that yields specific, intended spiritual and worldly results.

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

While not explicitly naming Viṣṇu here, it frames devotional discipline through tīrtha practice—observing sacred days and bathing with faith—supporting a life of regulated dharma that traditionally culminates in steadier devotion and purity of intention.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual timing and observance (kalpa/ācāra in the wider Vedāṅga ecosystem): choosing an auspicious weekday (Ravi-vāra) and performing prescribed tīrtha-snāna to obtain defined results, linking conduct to dharma-phala.