Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

सान्निध्यं कृतवान्देवो दृश्यमानः सदा स्थितः । कपिलाह्रदतीर्थेऽस्मिन्स्नात्वा संयतमानसः ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

sānnidhyaṃ kṛtavāndevo dṛśyamānaḥ sadā sthitaḥ | kapilāhradatīrthe'sminsnātvā saṃyatamānasaḥ || 47 ||

Translation

天神在此建立了神圣的临在，恒常安住，宛如可见。若于此迦毗罗湖圣地（tīrtha）沐浴，摄心自持、澄定其意，(便得亲近于祂)。

Word by Word

• सान्निध्यम्: presence, proximity
• सान्निध्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृतवान्: having made, having established
• कृतवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Doer; with देवः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्तवत् (perfect participle/agentive past), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवः: the god (Śiva)
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृश्यमानः: being visible
• दृश्यमानः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject attribute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त: शानच् (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (being seen/visible)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• स्थितः: abiding, stationed
• स्थितः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि (stood/abiding)

• कपिला-ह्रद-तीर्थे: at the pilgrimage-place of Kapilā-hrada
• कपिला-ह्रद-तीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिला + ह्रद + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (determinative): कपिलायाः ह्रदस्य तीर्थे / कपिलाह्रदस्य तीर्थे

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location; deictic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (Masc/Neut), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• संयत-मानसः: one whose mind is restrained
• संयत-मानसः: Karta (कर्ता/Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयत + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: संयतं मानसं यस्य (mind-controlled)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva (Vishnu/Hari)
• Kapilahrada Tirtha

FAQs

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

It declares Kapilahrada as a tirtha where the Lord’s presence is specially accessible, and teaches that bathing there becomes spiritually fruitful when paired with inner restraint and focused mind.

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

Bhakti is implied as ‘sānnidhya’—seeking the Lord’s nearness—achieved not only by visiting a holy place but by approaching it with a disciplined, reverent mind that can truly perceive the divine presence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (tīrtha-snānā) is emphasized: the verse highlights the correct inner qualification—saṃyata-mānasa (mental restraint)—as essential to make the external rite spiritually effective.