Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 3

Nārada Instructs Dakṣa’s Sons; Allegory of the World; Dakṣa Curses Nārada

Devanagari script

तत्र नारायणसरस्तीर्थं सिन्धुसमुद्रयो: । सङ्गमो यत्र सुमहन्मुनिसिद्धनिषेवितम् ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

tatra nārāyaṇa-saras tīrthaṁ sindhu-samudrayoḥ saṅgamo yatra sumahan muni-siddha-niṣevitam

Translation

在西方，信度河与大海交汇之处，有一处宏大的圣地名为“那罗延湖”（Nārāyaṇa-saras），为诸多圣贤与成就者所依止。

Synonyms

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

• नारायणसरः: the lake of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणसरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण + सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नारायणस्य सरः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नारायणसरः इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• सिन्धुसमुद्रयोः: of the river and the ocean
• सिन्धुसमुद्रयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धु + समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (सिन्धुश्च समुद्रश्च), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

• सङ्गमः: the confluence
• सङ्गमः: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तीर्थम् इत्यस्य व्याख्या

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative locative adverb: where)

• सुमहत्: very great
• सुमहत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निषेवितम् इत्यस्य विशेषण (very great)

• मुनिसिद्धनिषेवितम्: frequented/served by sages and siddhas
• मुनिसिद्धनिषेवितम्: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुनि + सिद्ध + नि + सेव् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मुनिभिः सिद्धैश्च निषेवितम्), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तीर्थम्/सङ्गमः इत्यस्य विशेषण

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the power of holy pilgrimage places (tīrthas)?

This verse highlights Nārāyaṇa-saras as a sacred confluence visited by great sages and siddhas, implying that such tīrthas are spiritually potent and purifying due to divine association and saintly presence.

Who is speaking about Nārāyaṇa-saras in Bhagavatam Canto 6 Chapter 5?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is describing this sacred place while narrating the events and spiritual context surrounding Nārada’s guidance to Citraketu.

How can a devotee apply the idea of tīrtha in modern life?

Seek sanctifying association—visit genuine holy places when possible, and more importantly, regularly hear and chant about Nārāyaṇa in the company of sincere devotees, bringing the ‘tīrtha effect’ into daily life.