Shloka 89

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

तस्यां दशम्यामेतच्च स्तोत्रं गंगाजले स्थितः । जपंस्तु दशकृत्वश्च दरिद्रो वापि चाक्षमः ॥ ८९ ॥

Transliteration

tasyāṃ daśamyāmetacca stotraṃ gaṃgājale sthitaḥ | japaṃstu daśakṛtvaśca daridro vāpi cākṣamaḥ || 89 ||

Translation

Vào ngày mồng mười (Daśamī) ấy, dù là người nghèo hay vì lý do khác không đủ khả năng, cũng nên đứng trong nước sông Hằng (Gaṅgā) và trì tụng thánh tụng ca này mười lần.

Word by Word

• tasyām: on that (day)
• tasyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; time-locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• daśamyām: on the tenth (lunar day)
• daśamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśamī (दशमी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात)

• stotram: hymn
• stotram: Karma (कर्म; object of japan)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (स्तोत्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• gaṅgā-jale: in the water of the Ganga
• gaṅgā-jale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (गङ्गा प्रातिपदिक) + jala (जल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa (तत्पुरुष; गङ्गायाः जलम्), Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• sthitaḥ: standing/remaining
• sthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier of doer)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु) → sthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त/PPP), Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• japan: reciting/muttering
• japan: Karta (कर्ता; doer)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (जप् धातु) → japant (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Śatṛ-present participle (शतृ), Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), emphatic particle

• daśa-kṛtvaḥ: ten times
• daśa-kṛtvaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daśa (दश प्रातिपदिक) + kṛtvas (कृत्वस् प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-samāsa (अव्ययीभाव; दश कृत्वः), adverbial (kriyāviśeṣaṇa)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात)

• daridraḥ: a poor man
• daridraḥ: Karta (कर्ता; doer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daridra (दरिद्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), disjunctive

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), additive

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात)

• akṣamaḥ: incapable/weak
• akṣamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of daridraḥ/implicit person)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣama (अक्षम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); nañ-tatpuruṣa sense (अ-क्षम)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within a tirtha-mahatmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ganga

FAQs

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

It teaches an accessible tirtha-practice: on Daśamī, immersion/standing in Gaṅgā waters combined with stotra-japa (ten repetitions) is presented as a valid spiritual act even for those lacking resources or strength.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through stotra-recitation (praise and remembrance) performed with discipline (a fixed count) and sacred setting (Gaṅgā), emphasizing sincerity over material capacity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-style ritual discipline is implied: choosing an auspicious tithi (Daśamī), observing a specific procedure (standing in Gaṅgā), and maintaining a prescribed japa-count (ten times).