Shloka 33

The Greatness of Haridvāra

Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya

Devanagari script

यत्राश्रमाश्च पुण्या वै सप्तर्षीणां महामते । तेषु सर्वेषु तु पृथक् स्नात्वा संतर्प्य देवताः ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

yatrāśramāśca puṇyā vai saptarṣīṇāṃ mahāmate | teṣu sarveṣu tu pṛthak snātvā saṃtarpya devatāḥ || 33 ||

Translation

Hỡi bậc đại tâm! Nơi ấy quả có những đạo tràng thanh tịnh của Thất Hiền (Saptarṣi). Sau khi tắm riêng tại từng đạo tràng, người hành hương nên làm lễ santarpaṇa, dâng cúng để làm thỏa lòng chư thiên.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्ध-स्थानवाचक (where)

• आश्रमाः: hermitages
• आश्रमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पुण्याः: holy
• पुण्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (आश्रमाः)

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

• सप्तर्षीणाम्: of the seven sages
• सप्तर्षीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास: सप्त ऋषयः (the seven sages)

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: महती मतिः यस्याः (she of great intellect)

• तेषु: in those
• तेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; (refers to आश्रमाः)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; विशेषण (तेषु)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/रीतिवाचक (separately, one by one)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bathed)

• संतर्प्य: having satisfied
• संतर्प्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) from √तृप् with सम्- (to satisfy): संतर्प्य = having satisfied (by offerings/feeding)

• देवताः: the deities
• देवताः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; (object of संतर्प्य)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Saptarshi
• Devatā

FAQs

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

It teaches that pilgrimage becomes spiritually fruitful when sacred bathing (snāna) is paired with reverent propitiation (tarpaṇa/saṃtarpana) of the deities, especially at places sanctified by the Saptarṣis.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as disciplined reverence—approaching holy sites with humility, performing purificatory bathing, and offering devotional satisfaction to the devatās rather than treating the tirtha merely as a location.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: performing snāna correctly and following it with tarpaṇa/offerings to devatās as part of orthodox tirtha-yātrā discipline.