Shloka 75

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

नमस्ते शुक्लसंस्थायै क्षेमवत्यै नमोनमः । त्रिदशासनसंस्थायै तेजोवत्यै नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

namaste śuklasaṃsthāyai kṣemavatyai namonamaḥ | tridaśāsanasaṃsthāyai tejovatyai namo'stu te || 75 ||

Translation

顶礼于汝，安住于清净之白净（śukla）者；再三顶礼于汝，赐予kṣema——安泰与护佑者。顶礼于汝，端坐诸天宝座者；顶礼于汝，以tejas之神圣光辉灿然者。

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); indeclinable-like usage as salutation noun

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana; enclitic form

• śukla-saṃsthāyai: to (her) established in purity/whiteness
• śukla-saṃsthāyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: śuklāyāṃ saṃsthā yasyāḥ / śukle saṃsthā (one established in/with whiteness)

• kṣemavatyai: to the auspicious/secure one
• kṣemavatyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣemavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; possessive adjective (-vat)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; used in salutation

• namaḥ: salutation again
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; repetition for emphasis (namo namaḥ)

• tridaśa-āsana-saṃsthāyai: to (her) established on the seat of the gods
• tridaśa-āsana-saṃsthāyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tridaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa chain: tridaśānām āsanam (seat of the gods) + saṃsthā (established in)

• tejovatyai: to the radiant one
• tejovatyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tejovat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; -vat possessive

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• astu: may (it) be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्/imperative, benedictive sense), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ‘let it be’

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; enclitic

Speaker

Narada (within a stotra-style praise in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devas (Tridasha)

FAQs

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

It functions as a stuti (praise) that invokes purity (śukla), protection and well-being (kṣema), divine authority (the devas’ seat), and inner radiance (tejas)—qualities sought by pilgrims and devotees in tirtha-oriented practice.

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

Bhakti is expressed through repeated salutations (namo namaḥ) and reverent naming of divine attributes; the devotee approaches the sacred through praise, surrender, and remembrance of the deity’s protective and illuminating power.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse chiefly reflects stotra-prayoga (devotional recitation) and mantra-style epithets; it does not directly teach a Vedanga science, but it models disciplined liturgical usage—clear vocatives and attribute-compounds typical of Sanskrit hymn composition.