Shloka 62

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

संगालेश्वरमभ्यर्च्य रुद्रलोके महीयते । नारदादित्यमभ्यर्च्य त्रिकालज्ञानवान्भवेत् ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

saṃgāleśvaramabhyarcya rudraloke mahīyate | nāradādityamabhyarcya trikālajñānavānbhavet || 62 ||

Translation

سنگالیشور کی باقاعدہ ارچنا کرنے سے انسان رُدر لوک میں معزز ہوتا ہے۔ اور نارَد آدِتیہ کی پوجا سے اسے تینوں زمانوں (ماضی، حال، مستقبل) کا علم حاصل ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• संगालेश्वरम्: Saṅgāleśvara (a form of Śiva)
• संगालेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगालेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; संगाल + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संगालस्य ईश्वरः)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु; अभि + √अर्च्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having worshipped)

• रुद्रलोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्रलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्रलोक (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मह् (धातु; मह् + य)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः (is honored/glorified)

• नारदादित्यम्: Nārāditya (a form of the Sun)
• नारदादित्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारदादित्य (प्रातिपदिक; नारद + आदित्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नारदस्य आदित्यः)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु; अभि + √अर्च्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः

• त्रिकालज्ञानवान्: one who knows the three times (past/present/future)
• त्रिकालज्ञानवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिकालज्ञानवत् (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + काल + ज्ञान + वत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to implied worshipper); समासः (त्रिकालस्य ज्ञानम्) + वत्

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Saṅgāleśvara
• Rudra (Shiva)
• Nārādāditya
• Āditya (Surya)

FAQs

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

It teaches that specific sacred shrines (tirtha/devata-ksetras) carry distinct spiritual fruits: Śiva worship at Saṅgāleśvara leads to honor in Rudraloka, while Sūrya worship at Nārādāditya grants trikāla-jñāna (insight into past, present, and future).

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

Bhakti is expressed through abhyarcana (formal worship/archana). The verse emphasizes devatā-bhakti performed at revered kṣetras, where sincere worship yields both otherworldly merit (Rudraloka) and inner illumination (trikāla-jñāna).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The mention of trikāla-jñāna aligns with Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/time-science) as a Vedāṅga theme—knowledge structured around time (kāla) and its three divisions, presented here as a spiritual attainment through Sūrya worship.