Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34

Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama

Devanagari script

पुष्कराद्यानि तीर्थानि गंगाद्याः सरितस्तथा । आगच्छंतु महाभागाः स्नानकाले सदा मम ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

puṣkarādyāni tīrthāni gaṃgādyāḥ saritastathā | āgacchaṃtu mahābhāgāḥ snānakāle sadā mama || 34 ||

Translation

愿以补湿迦罗等为首的一切圣地，以及以恒河等为首的一切圣河——噢诸位大福者——在我沐浴之时常来临至我前。

Word by Word

• पुष्कर-आद्यानि: beginning with Pushkara
• पुष्कर-आद्यानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/आद्यर्थक: ‘पुष्करादि-’ = beginning with Pushkara

• तीर्थानि: holy places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• गङ्गा-आद्याः: beginning with Ganga
• गङ्गा-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), बहुवचन; ‘गङ्गादि-’ = beginning with Ganga

• सरितः: rivers
• सरितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), बहुवचन (वैदिक/काव्य-रूप: सरितः = सरितः/सरितः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘likewise’)

• आगच्छन्तु: let them come
• आगच्छन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• महाभागाः: the greatly fortunate ones
• महाभागाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), बहुवचन; महा + भाग = ‘greatly fortunate’

• स्नान-काले: at bathing time
• स्नान-काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘at the time of bathing’

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in a prayer/invocation context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Puṣkara
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

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

It expresses tīrtha-smarana: by reverently invoking famed tīrthas and rivers at the moment of snāna, the bather aligns the act with purification (śauca) and gains the merit associated with sacred waters.

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

The verse frames bathing as a devotional act—remembering and inviting holy presences with humility—showing that inner reverence (bhāva) can sanctify a simple daily practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual timing and procedure are implied: performing snāna with prescribed remembrance/invocation reflects kalpa-style ritual discipline (proper vidhi for purification acts).