Shloka 43

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

देहधृग्भिस्तथा वृक्षैरश्वत्थाद्यैर्विशेषतः । वापीकूपतडागाद्यैर्मूर्तिमद्भिश्च पर्वतैः ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

dehadhṛgbhistathā vṛkṣairaśvatthādyairviśeṣataḥ | vāpīkūpataḍāgādyairmūrtimadbhiśca parvataiḥ || 43 ||

Translation

同样地，神圣也可由具身众生而得见；亦由树木而得见——尤以阿湿婆他树（圣榕）等为最；又由阶井、井、池塘等蓄水之处而得见；并由具显现形相的群山而得见。

Word by Word

• देह-धृग्भिः: by embodied beings
• देह-धृग्भिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक) + धृग्/धारिन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), बहुवचन; तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (indeclinable, connective ‘and/also’)

• वृक्षैः: by trees
• वृक्षैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• अश्वत्थ-आद्यैः: by (trees) such as the aśvattha
• अश्वत्थ-आद्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘अश्वत्थादयः’ = अश्वत्थ-प्रभृतयः (Instrumental plural)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• वापी-कूप-तडाग-आद्यैः: by wells, ponds, tanks, etc.
• वापी-कूप-तडाग-आद्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वापी (प्रातिपदिक) + कूप (प्रातिपदिक) + तडाग (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थ (Instrumental plural)

• मूर्तिमद्भिः: by embodied/formed (ones)
• मूर्तिमद्भिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (Instrumental plural adjective)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पर्वतैः: by mountains
• पर्वतैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; Uttara-Bhaga tirtha teaching frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ashvattha

FAQs

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

It teaches that holiness is not only abstract but encountered in manifest supports—living beings, sacred trees (notably the aśvattha), water-sources, and mountains—key pillars of tirtha-mahātmya and pilgrimage merit.

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

By directing attention to tangible sacred supports, it encourages reverential engagement—service, protection, and remembrance—so devotion becomes lived practice through honoring life, sacred trees, tīrtha waters, and holy landscapes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly it supports Kalpa (ritual practice) and Dharma-śāstra application: maintaining wells/ponds, protecting sacred trees, and performing tīrtha-related observances as concrete acts of religious duty.