Shloka 35

Devanagari script

आलयं ये प्रकुर्वंति भूमिं संमार्जयंति च । तेषामष्टसहस्रस्य सुवर्णस्य फलं भवेत् ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

ālayaṃ ye prakurvaṃti bhūmiṃ saṃmārjayaṃti ca | teṣāmaṣṭasahasrasya suvarṇasya phalaṃ bhavet || 35 ||

Translation

Những ai dựng nơi trú ngụ (nhà nghỉ/nhà che cho đền) và lại quét dọn, làm sạch mặt đất, thì công đức của họ được kể là ngang với việc bố thí tám nghìn lượng vàng.

Word by Word

• आलयम्: dwelling/temple (abode)
• आलयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• प्रकुर्वन्ति: prepare/construct
• प्रकुर्वन्ति: Pradhana-kriya (प्रधानक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• भूमिम्: ground/floor
• भूमिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• संमार्जयन्ति: clean/sweep
• संमार्जयन्ति: Pradhana-kriya (प्रधानक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√मृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage 'clean/sweep'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तेषाम्: for them / of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case, genitive), बहुवचन

• अष्ट-सहस्रस्य: of eight thousand
• अष्ट-सहस्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (अष्ट सहस्राणि = 8000), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case, genitive), एकवचन; numeral compound used as a measure

• सुवर्णस्य: of gold
• सुवर्णस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case, genitive), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would be / may become
• भवेत्: Pradhana-kriya (प्रधानक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It elevates practical sacred service—building shelter and cleaning the ground—by declaring it yields merit equal to a vast gold donation, showing that seva at holy places is a powerful form of dharma.

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

By valuing humble, hands-on service, it reflects a bhakti attitude: honoring the sacred space and supporting pilgrims/devotees is treated as worship expressed through action.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practicality (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: purity of the worship/pilgrimage environment through cleaning and maintenance is presented as a dharmic act with measurable merit.