Home›Narada Purana›Uttara Bhaga›Adhyaya 50›Shloka 1
←Previous Verse
Next Verse→

Shloka 1

The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas

Devanagari script

वसुरुवाच । अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि यात्राकालं तु मोहिनि । देवाद्यैस्तु कृता या तु यथायोग्यफलाप्तिदा ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

vasuruvāca | ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi yātrākālaṃ tu mohini | devādyaistu kṛtā yā tu yathāyogyaphalāptidā || 1 ||

Translation

婆苏说道：“如今，噢迷人的女子，我将宣说启行朝圣（yātrā）的适当时节——此时节为诸天等所制定，能依各人资质与持守而赐予相应功德果报。”

Word by Word
वसुःVasu
वसुः:
Karta (कर्ता/वक्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
अतःthereafter/therefore
अतः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/अनन्तरार्थ-अव्यय (therefore/thereafter)
परम्further/next
परम्:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग/क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial use: further/next)
प्रवक्ष्यामिI will explain
प्रवक्ष्यामि:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-
यात्रा-कालम्the time of the pilgrimage
यात्रा-कालम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयात्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: यात्रायाः कालः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
तुindeed/and
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (emphasis/contrast)
मोहिनिO Mohinī
मोहिनि:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन
देव-आद्यैःby the gods and others
देव-आद्यैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (देवाः आदयः येषां ते); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
तुindeed/and
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात
कृताdone/performed
कृता:
Kriya (क्रिया/भूतकर्मणि)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formकृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
याwhich (pilgrimage)
या:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)
तुindeed/and
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात
यथा-योग्य-फल-आप्ति-दाgranting attainment of appropriate results
यथा-योग्य-फल-आप्ति-दा:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयथा (अव्यय) + योग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + आप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रत्ययार्थ)
Formबहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (यथायोग्यं फलस्य आप्तिः तां ददाति इति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (या-इत्यस्य)
Speaker

Vasu

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities
V
Vasu
D
Devas

FAQs

It introduces the dharmic principle that pilgrimage bears fruit when undertaken at the right time and in the right manner, as sanctioned by divine and traditional authority.

By framing yātrā as a disciplined sacred act with divinely recognized timing, it supports bhakti as regulated devotion—where sincerity is joined with proper observance to yield fitting spiritual results.

The focus is on choosing the correct yātrā-kāla, aligning with Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/timekeeping) as a practical aid for determining auspicious periods for religious journeys and rites.

←Previous Verse
Next Verse→