Shloka 79

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

Devanagari script

भल्लतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः । कर्दमाले नरः स्नात्वा पातकैर्विप्रयुज्यते ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

bhallatīrthe naraḥ snātvā mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ | kardamāle naraḥ snātvā pātakairviprayujyate || 79 ||

Translation

بھلّہ تیرتھ میں غسل کرنے سے انسان تمام گناہوں سے آزاد ہو جاتا ہے۔ اور کردمالا میں اشنان کرنے سے وہ پاتکوں کے بندھن سے جدا ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• भल्लतीर्थे: at Bhalla-tīrtha
• भल्लतीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भल्ल-नाम तीर्थम्)

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

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावे कृदन्त (gerund): ‘having bathed’

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is released’

• सर्वकिल्बिषैः: from all sins
• सर्वकिल्बिषैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-किल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि किल्बिषाणि)

• कर्दमाले: at Kardamāla (tīrtha)
• कर्दमाले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्दमाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तीर्थ-नाम

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

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावे कृदन्त (gerund)

• पातकैः: from sins
• पातकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), बहुवचन

• विप्रयुज्यते: is separated (from them)
• विप्रयुज्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-प्र-√युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is separated/disjoined’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga tīrtha-mahātmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bhalla-tirtha
• Kardamala

FAQs

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

It teaches that tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing at a sacred ford) functions as a purificatory prayāścitta, removing accumulated kilbiṣa (moral/ritual impurity) and weakening the bondage of pāpa.

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

Though focused on tīrtha-mahātmya, it supports bhakti by prescribing purity as a foundation—pilgrimage and sacred bathing prepare the devotee for worship, japa, and remembrance with a cleansed mind.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual practice) and Dharma-śāstra style prayāścitta logic: specific acts (snāna at named tīrthas) are prescribed as means to reduce pāpa and restore ritual/spiritual fitness.