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Shloka 55

The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places

Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीवसुसंवादे गंगामाहात्म्ये स्थलविशेषस्नानफलकथनं नाम चत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīvasusaṃvāde gaṃgāmāhātmye sthalaviśeṣasnānaphalakathanaṃ nāma catvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 40 ||

Translation

至此，《圣大那罗陀往世书》（Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa）后分（Uttara-bhāga）中，“摩希尼与婆苏对话”之“恒河功德”（Gaṅgā-māhātmya）篇的第四十章——《叙述在特定圣地沐浴之果报》——圆满结束。

Word by Word
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end marker)
श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराण-उत्तर-भागेin the later part of the Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराण-उत्तर-भागे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-context)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री + बृहन् + नारदीय + पुराण + उत्तर + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formबहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (title phrase); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘...भागे’ = in the later part/section of the Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
मोहिनी-वसु-संवादेin the dialogue of Mohinī and Vasu
मोहिनी-वसु-संवादे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Context)
TypeNoun
Rootमोहिनी + वसु + संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमासः (मोहिन्याः वसोः संवादः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
गङ्गा-माहात्म्येin the section on the greatness of the Gaṅgā
गङ्गा-माहात्म्ये:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Section-context)
TypeNoun
Rootगङ्गा + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमासः (गङ्गायाः माहात्म्यम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
स्थल-विशेष-स्नान-फल-कथनम्the narration of the fruits of bathing at specific places
स्थल-विशेष-स्नान-फल-कथनम्:
Visheshya (विशेष्य/Title predicate)
TypeNoun
Rootस्थल + विशेष + स्नान + फल + कथन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formबहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अध्यायनामरूपेण (as chapter-title)
नामcalled
नाम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Naming marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम (अव्यय/निपात)
Formअव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (name-indicating particle) = “called”
चत्वारिंशत्तमःfortieth
चत्वारिंशत्तमः:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootचत्वारिंशत् (संख्या) + तमप् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्रमवाचक (ordinal); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of अध्यायः)
अध्यायःchapter
अध्यायः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
Speaker

Narrator/colophon (textual closure of the chapter within the Mohinī–Vasu dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities
M
Mohinī
V
Vasu
G
Gaṅgā
B
Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

This is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyaya 40, formally identifying the topic as the fruits of bathing at specific sacred Gaṅgā sites—framing tīrtha-snāna as a dharmic purifier within the Gaṅgā-māhātmya.

Indirectly: by placing Gaṅgā-māhātmya and tīrtha-snāna within a Purāṇic teaching context, it supports devotional practice through sacred geography and reverence for Gaṅgā as a sanctifying presence aligned with bhakti-oriented merit.

Ritual practice (kalpa in a broad sense): it indexes snāna-vidhi as a results-oriented rite tied to specific locations (sthala-viśeṣa), serving as a practical guidepost for pilgrimage and observance.

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