Shloka 26

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Devanagari script

प्रदक्षिणं प्रकुर्वीतं त्रीन्वारान्सुसमाहितः । दृष्ट्वा नश्यति यत्पापं सप्तजन्मसमुद्भवम् ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

pradakṣiṇaṃ prakurvītaṃ trīnvārānsusamāhitaḥ | dṛṣṭvā naśyati yatpāpaṃ saptajanmasamudbhavam || 26 ||

Translation

当以正念专注，行绕行礼敬（pradakṣiṇā）三匝；仅仅瞻仰那神圣临在，累积于七生之罪亦得消灭。

Word by Word

• प्रदक्षिणम्: circumambulation (clockwise)
• प्रदक्षिणम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/Kriyāviśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (accusative of manner: ‘circumambulation’)

• प्र-कुर्वीत: should perform
• प्र-कुर्वीत: विधेय (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; उपसर्ग ‘प्र-’

• त्रीन्: three
• त्रीन्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण (qualifying ‘वारान्’)

• वारान्: times, rounds
• वारान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सु-समाहितः: well-composed, fully attentive
• सु-समाहितः: कर्तृ (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + समाहित (कृदन्त; सम्+धा धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त-क्त (PPP) ‘समाहित’; ‘सु-’ उपपद (intensifier)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla/Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• नश्यति: perishes, is destroyed
• नश्यति: विधेय (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Relative/Correlative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun; qualifying ‘पापम्’)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: कर्तृ (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवत् (subject of ‘नश्यति’)

• सप्त-जन्म-समुद्भवम्: arisen from seven births
• सप्त-जन्म-समुद्भवम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्म (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘पापम्’)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined pradakshina (three circumambulations done with steadiness of mind) and sacred darshana have papa-nasha (sin-destroying) power, purifying even long-accumulated karmic impurities said to span seven births.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as reverent bodily service (pradakshina) joined with focused attention (susamāhitaḥ) and darshana—devotional encounter with the sacred—presented as a direct means of inner purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure (prayoga) rather than a technical Vedanga: the practical rule of performing pradakshina three times with mental concentration, a common temple/tirtha observance aligned with dharma and devotional discipline.