Shloka 74

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

यत्र वैतरणी पुण्या नदी पापप्रमोचिनी । तत्र स्नात्वार्चयित्वा च शूलपाणिं वृषध्वजम् ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

yatra vaitaraṇī puṇyā nadī pāpapramocinī | tatra snātvārcayitvā ca śūlapāṇiṃ vṛṣadhvajam || 74 ||

Translation

جہاں پاک و مقدس ویتَرَنی ندی بہتی ہے—جو گناہوں سے رہائی دیتی ہے—وہاں غسل کرکے شُول پাণی، وِرش دھوج شِو کی بھی پوجا کرنی چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्ध/स्थानवाचक (relative locative adverb: where)

• वैतरणी: Vaitaraṇī (river)
• वैतरणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैतरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (river-name)

• पुण्या: holy
• पुण्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies वैतरणी)

• नदी: river
• नदी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन to वैतरणी

• पापप्रमोचिनी: removing sins
• पापप्रमोचिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + प्रमोचिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: पापस्य प्रमोचिनी (remover of sin)

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

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): having bathed

• अर्चयित्वा: having worshipped
• अर्चयित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): having worshipped

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• शूलपाणिम्: Śūlapāṇi (Shiva, trident-handed)
• शूलपाणिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: यस्य पाणौ शूलम् (one whose hand holds a trident)

• वृषध्वजम्: Vṛṣadhvaja (bull-bannered Shiva)
• वृषध्वजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: यस्य ध्वजे वृषः (one whose banner bears a bull)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vaitarani
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Vaitaraṇī as a purifying tirtha where sin is washed away, and it links that purification to focused devotion through worship of Śiva after the ritual bath.

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

Bhakti is expressed as post-bath arcana (formal worship) directed to Śiva—named through epithets (Śūlapāṇi, Vṛṣadhvaja)—showing that pilgrimage attains its fruit when completed with reverent worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-style practice) is implied: snāna at a specified tirtha followed by arcana to the deity, reflecting correct sequencing of acts in pilgrimage observances.