Shloka 2

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

एकैकस्य च तीर्थस्य स्नाने दाने च यत्फलम् । देवताप्रेक्षणे चैव ब्रूहि सर्वं पृथक् पृथक् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

ekaikasya ca tīrthasya snāne dāne ca yatphalam | devatāprekṣaṇe caiva brūhi sarvaṃ pṛthak pṛthak || 2 ||

Translation

Xin hãy nói rõ, từng phần một và đầy đủ, công đức phát sinh tại mỗi thánh địa (tīrtha) từ việc tắm gội và bố thí, cũng như từ việc chiêm bái thần linh nơi ấy.

Word by Word

• eka-ekasya: of each (tīrtha)
• eka-ekasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (एक) + eka (एक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; distributive sense ‘of each (one by one)’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• tīrthasya: of the holy place
• tīrthasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (तीर्थ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• snāne: in bathing
• snāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (स्नान-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• dāne: in giving (charity)
• dāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (दान-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• yat: which
• yat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; relative pronoun ‘which/whatever’ qualifying ‘phalam’

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म/Object of brūhi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (फल-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• devatā-prekṣaṇe: in seeing the deity
• devatā-prekṣaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (देवता) + prekṣaṇa (प्रेक्षण)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in viewing/seeing the deity’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण अव्यय)

• brūhi: tell
• brūhi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू-धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म/Object of brūhi)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used substantively ‘everything’

• pṛthak: separately
• pṛthak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (पृथक्-अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (विभागवाचक अव्यय): ‘separately’

• pṛthak: each one distinctly
• pṛthak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (पृथक्-अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb repetition for emphasis (पुनरुक्ति)

Speaker

Narada (questioning Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Pañcatīrthī (implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devatā (the deity at a tīrtha)
• Tīrtha

FAQs

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

It frames pilgrimage as a threefold practice—snāna (purificatory bath), dāna (charitable giving), and devatā-darśana (sacred viewing)—and asks that the merits of each tīrtha be distinguished precisely.

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

By emphasizing devatā-prekṣaṇa (darśana), it highlights a devotional core of tīrtha-yātrā: approaching the deity directly with reverence, not merely performing external rites.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (kalpa-oriented practice) is implicit: the verse requests a rule-like, tīrtha-by-tīrtha accounting of results for snāna and dāna—typical of dharma-śāstra style enumeration used in pilgrimage manuals.