Shloka 73

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

तीर्थयात्रा वरारोहे कथिता पापनाशिनी । येन चैषा कृता दृष्टा सोऽपि वै मुक्तिभाग्भवेत् ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

tīrthayātrā varārohe kathitā pāpanāśinī | yena caiṣā kṛtā dṛṣṭā so'pi vai muktibhāgbhavet || 73 ||

Translation

噢，腰胯姣美者，此朝圣巡礼诸圣地被称为灭罪之行；凡能践行并亲见这些圣地者，亦必得分于解脱。

Word by Word

• तीर्थयात्रा: pilgrimage-journey
• तीर्थयात्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तीर्थस्य यात्रा)

• वरारोहे: O fair-hipped lady
• वरारोहे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरारोहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (वरम् आरोहः यस्याः—‘fair-hipped’)

• कथिता: has been narrated
• कथिता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (has been told)

• पापनाशिनी: destroyer of sins
• पापनाशिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘तीर्थयात्रा’); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पापस्य नाशिनी)

• येन: by whom/through which
• येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एषा: this (pilgrimage)
• एषा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृता: done/performed
• कृता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘एषा’ सह (done/performed)

• दृष्टा: seen/visited
• दृष्टा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘एषा’ सह (seen/visited)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (particle: also/even)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• मुक्तिभाक्: a sharer of liberation
• मुक्तिभाक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + भाक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘सः’); उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मुक्तिं भजते/भाक्)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching, addressing a noble lady interlocutor as 'varārohe')

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Encouragement and reassurance: pilgrimage is praised as sin-destroying, culminating in the promise of liberation for the doer and beholder."}

FAQs

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

It declares tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage and tīrtha-darśana) to be pāpanāśinī—sin-destroying—and affirms that the sincere pilgrim becomes muktibhāg, a recipient of liberation.

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

By emphasizing darśana (reverent beholding) and purposeful undertaking of sacred journeys, it supports a bhakti-oriented practice where faith-filled engagement with holy places purifies the heart and prepares one for moksha.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; it focuses on applied Dharma—performing tīrtha-yātrā as a purificatory religious practice rather than technical disciplines like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.