Shloka 84

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा देवानृषीनिष्ट्वा लभते सिद्धिमुत्तमाम् । कौशिकीसंगमे तीर्थे दृषद्वत्यां नरः प्लुतः ॥ ८४ ॥

Transliteration

snātvā devānṛṣīniṣṭvā labhate siddhimuttamām | kauśikīsaṃgame tīrthe dṛṣadvatyāṃ naraḥ plutaḥ || 84 ||

Translation

وہاں اشنان کر کے اور دیوتاؤں اور رِشیوں کی وِدھی کے مطابق پوجا کر کے انسان اعلیٰ ترین سِدھی پاتا ہے۔ کوشِکی سنگم کے تیرتھ پر دِرشَدوتی میں غوطہ لگانے والا مرد یہ پھل حاصل کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु; स्नाने)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• ऋषीन्: the sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• इष्ट्वा: having worshipped
• इष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (धातु; पूजायाम्/इष्टौ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having worshipped’

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु; लाभे)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सिद्धिम्: attainment/perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• उत्तमाम्: supreme
• उत्तमाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘सिद्धिम्’)

• कौशिकी-संगमे: at the confluence of (river) Kauśikī
• कौशिकी-संगमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशिकी (प्रातिपदिक) + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘कौशिक्याः संगमः’

• तीर्थे: at the tīrtha
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• दृषद्वत्याम्: in/on the Dṛṣadvatī (river)
• दृषद्वत्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृषद्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

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

• प्लुतः: immersed/bathed
• प्लुतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्लुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √प्लु प्लवने)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

Suta (narrating Narada Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya discourse; traditionally framed as Narada’s teaching within the Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Rishis
• Kauśikī
• Dṛṣadvatī

FAQs

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

It teaches that bathing (snāna) at a specified confluence-tīrtha, coupled with reverent worship of Devas and Ṛṣis, yields “uttamā siddhi”—a supreme spiritual fruition attributed to that sacred geography.

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

Bhakti here appears as reverential service—worshipping divine and saintly beings with faith after purification by snāna—showing that sacred acts become spiritually potent when performed with devotion and proper honoring of higher beings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application is emphasized: tīrtha-snana and iṣṭi (worship/propitiation) as dharmic procedure—timely bathing, immersion, and offerings to Devas and Ṛṣis—rather than a technical Vedanga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.