Shloka 46

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

पर्णादित्यं नरो दृष्ट्वा नीरोगो भोगवान्भवेत् । ततो न्यंकुमतीं प्राप्य स्नात्वा तत्र विधानतः ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

parṇādityaṃ naro dṛṣṭvā nīrogo bhogavānbhavet | tato nyaṃkumatīṃ prāpya snātvā tatra vidhānataḥ || 46 ||

Translation

Khi được chiêm bái Parṇāditya, người ấy trở nên vô bệnh và hưởng phúc lộc sung túc. Rồi đến Nyaṃkumatī và tắm tại đó đúng theo nghi thức đã định, sẽ được công đức như đã nói.

Word by Word

• parṇādityam: Parṇāditya (a deity/place)
• parṇādityam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parṇa + āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); proper name; tatpuruṣa (parṇa-āditya)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having seen’

• nīrogaḥ: free from disease
• nīrogaḥ: Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nīroga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective of ‘naraḥ’

• bhogavān: possessing enjoyments/prosperous
• bhogavān: Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhogavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective of ‘naraḥ’

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय, अवस्थानिर्देशक)

• nyaṃkumatīm: Nyaṃkumatī
• nyaṃkumatīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyaṃkumatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; proper name (tīrtha/river/place)

• prāpya: having reached
• prāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prāp (धातु; √āp with pra-)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having reached/obtained’

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having bathed’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• vidhānataḥ: according to the prescribed procedure
• vidhānataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially (पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययवत्), ‘according to rule/ordinance’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Parṇāditya
• Nyaṃkumatī
• Aditya (Sun)

FAQs

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

It presents tīrtha-darśana (sacred sight) and tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing) as purifying disciplines that yield both bodily well-being (ārogya) and worldly flourishing, when performed with vidhi (proper observance).

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

By emphasizing darśana—reverent “beholding” of a sacred manifestation (Parṇāditya)—the verse frames pilgrimage as an act of devotion where faith and correct practice become channels for grace and merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The phrase “vidhānataḥ” points to kalpa/prayoga-style ritual procedure: bathing at a tīrtha is not merely physical but done with prescribed rules (snāna-vidhi), mantras, and proper conduct.