Shloka 9

The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas

Devanagari script

कालेश्वराख्यकुंडस्थैः फाल्गुने मासि शोभने । पिशाचैस्तु कृता यात्रा स्नानपूजादितत्परैः ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

kāleśvarākhyakuṃḍasthaiḥ phālgune māsi śobhane | piśācaistu kṛtā yātrā snānapūjāditatparaiḥ || 9 ||

Translation

Trong tháng Phālguna cát tường, ôi người diễm lệ, các Piśāca cư trú tại hồ thiêng mang danh Kāleśvara đã thực hiện cuộc hành hương, chuyên tâm tắm gội và các việc lễ bái phụng thờ cùng những nghi thức khác.

Word by Word

• कालेश्वर-आख्य-कुण्ड-स्थैः: by those staying at the pond called Kāleśvara
• कालेश्वर-आख्य-कुण्ड-स्थैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक, √ख्या धातु) + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (कृदन्त, √स्था धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘कालेश्वराख्ये कुण्डे स्थाः’ इति सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष

• फाल्गुने: in Phālguna
• फाल्गुने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक; मास-नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; मास-विशेषणरूपे

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• शोभने: O beautiful one
• शोभने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोभना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• पिशाचैः: by the Piśācas
• पिशाचैः: Kartr (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• कृता: was performed
• कृता: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘यात्रा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• यात्रा: pilgrimage
• यात्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्नान-पूजा-आदि-तत्परैः: by those devoted to bathing, worship, etc.
• स्नान-पूजा-आदि-तत्परैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘स्नानपूजादिषु तत्पराः’ इति सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष; ‘आदि’ = ‘etc.’

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework; Uttara-Bhaga tirtha narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kaleshvara (as a tirtha/kunda name)
• Pishacha

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that even beings of a lower or troubled condition (Piśācas) can turn toward dharma through tīrtha-yātrā—specifically by performing snāna (sacred bathing) and pūjā (worship) at a sanctified kunda in an auspicious month.

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

Bhakti is shown in practical form: steady intent (tatparatā) toward worship—bathing, offering reverence, and related rites—at a holy place, indicating that devotion is validated by sincere, repeated sacred actions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual practice is implied through the prescribed acts (snāna, pūjā, and allied observances), and basic Jyotiṣa-style sacred timing appears through the mention of the auspicious month Phālguna for undertaking such rites.