Shloka 48

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

कपिलं तत्र विश्वेशं समभ्यर्च्य विधानतः । देवैश्च सत्कृतो भद्रे साक्षाच्छिवपदं लभेत् ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

kapilaṃ tatra viśveśaṃ samabhyarcya vidhānataḥ | devaiśca satkṛto bhadre sākṣācchivapadaṃ labhet || 48 ||

Translation

Hỡi người cát tường, nếu tại đó phụng thờ Viśveśa—Đấng Chúa Tể muôn loài—trong hình tướng Kapila, đúng theo nghi lễ, thì được chư thiên tôn kính và trực tiếp đạt đến địa vị của Śiva.

Word by Word

• कपिलम्: Kapila (sage/deity)
• कपिलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘there’)

• विश्व-ईशम्: Lord of the universe
• विश्व-ईशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य ईशः)

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped well
• समभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अभि-अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having duly worshipped’

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed rite
• विधानतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधानतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb): ‘according to rule/prescription’

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

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

• सत्कृतः: (being) honoured
• सत्कृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भावः: ‘honoured’

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन; संबोधनम्

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘directly/in person’)

• शिव-पदम्: the state/abode of Shiva
• शिव-पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य पदम्)

• लभेत्: would attain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishvesha (Shiva)
• Devas

FAQs

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

It teaches that tirtha-based worship performed exactly according to vidhāna (scriptural procedure) has liberating power, culminating in direct attainment of Śiva’s state (śivapada).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, rule-guided arcana (formal worship) to Viśveśa; devotion becomes spiritually efficacious when joined with disciplined ritual observance at a sacred place.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes vidhāna—ritual injunctions and correct procedure—aligning with Kalpa (Vedāṅga dealing with rites) as the practical framework for performing worship properly.