Shloka 18

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

वैशाखलोकमासाद्य तस्यैवानुचरो भवेत् । ज्येष्ठमासे चतुर्दश्यां योऽर्चयेच्छ्रद्धया हरम् ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

vaiśākhalokamāsādya tasyaivānucaro bhavet | jyeṣṭhamāse caturdaśyāṃ yo'rcayecchraddhayā haram || 18 ||

Translation

凡于阇耶什吒月第十四日（caturdaśī）以信心礼敬哈利（Hari）者，得至毗舍佉之界，并成为祂的侍从。

Word by Word

• वैशाखलोकम्: the Vaiśākha world
• वैशाखलोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object/goal reached)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख-लोक (प्रातिपदिक; वैशाख + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वैशाखस्य लोकः’ (Vaiśākha-world)

• आसाद्य: having reached
• आसाद्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ- सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having reached/attained’

• तस्य: of him/of that (lord)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Nipāta (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अनुचरः: attendant/follower
• अनुचरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ज्येष्ठमासे: in (the month) Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठमासे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ-मास (प्रातिपदिक; ज्येष्ठ + मास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘ज्येष्ठस्य मासे’ (in the month of Jyeṣṭha)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of subordinate clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधन/हेतु (with faith)

• हरम्: Hara (Śiva)
• हरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in Uttara-Bhaga Mahatmya/vrata context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Hari-caturdaśī worship (month-specific observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that time-specific devotion—worship of Hari on Jyeṣṭha caturdaśī performed with śraddhā—yields a defined spiritual fruit: attainment of a meritorious realm (Vaiśākha-loka) and service to the Lord as His attendant.

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

Bhakti is emphasized through the requirement of śraddhā (faithful intent) in arcana (ritual worship). The result is not merely worldly merit but closeness to Hari—expressed as becoming His anucara (servitor).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights calendrical discipline (tithi and māsa observance), aligning worship with the lunar day caturdaśī in Jyeṣṭha—an application of Jyotiṣa-style time-reckoning used for vrata and ritual scheduling.