Shloka 27

The Greatness of Haridvāra

Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya

Devanagari script

अत्र जप्तं हुतं तप्तं दत्तमानंत्यमश्नुते । अत्रैव जहुतीर्थँ च यत्र वै जह्रुना पुरा ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

atra japtaṃ hutaṃ taptaṃ dattamānaṃtyamaśnute | atraiva jahutīrthaṃ ca yatra vai jahrunā purā || 27 ||

Translation

在此处，所行的持诵（japa）、火供（homa）、苦行（tapas）与布施（dāna），皆得无尽功德。此地亦有名为“阇奴圣渡”（Jahnu-tīrtha）之处，古时圣者阇奴曾在此成就其事。

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्थानवाचक (locative adverb)

• जप्तम्: (what is) recited
• जप्तम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; impersonal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप्त (कृदन्त; जप्-धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मवाच्य-भाव (that which is recited)

• हुतम्: (what is) offered (in fire)
• हुतम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; impersonal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुत (कृदन्त; हु-धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘offering made’

• तप्तम्: (what is) practiced as austerity
• तप्तम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; impersonal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तप्त (कृदन्त; तप्-धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘austerity performed’

• दत्तम्: (what is) given (as charity)
• दत्तम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; impersonal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त; दा-धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘gift given’

• अनन्त्यम्: endless (merit/result)
• अनन्त्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; फलवाचक (result)

• अश्नुते: attains, enjoys
• अश्नुते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्थानवाचक

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• जहुतीर्थम्: the Jahu-tīrtha (sacred ford of Jahu/Jahnū)
• जहुतीर्थम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; second clause topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जहु (प्रातिपदिक; नदी/स्थाननाम) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘जहोः तीर्थम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्ध-स्थानवाचक (relative locative adverb)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चय/प्रत्यय (emphatic particle)

• जह्रुना: by Jahnu (the sage)
• जह्रुना: करण/कर्ता (Kartā in passive sense; ‘by Jahnu’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जह्नु (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly, long ago
• पुरा: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Jahnu
• Jahnu-tirtha

FAQs

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

It declares that spiritual acts—japa, homa, tapas, and dāna—performed at this tīrtha generate “ānantya,” i.e., inexhaustible merit, emphasizing the unique potency of place-sanctified practice.

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

While not naming a deity here, it supports bhakti-sādhana by highlighting japa and sacred observance at a tīrtha—devotional practice becomes especially fruitful when done with reverence in a sanctified location.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice is implied: correct performance of homa (kalpa-vidhi) and disciplined japa/tapas reflect applied Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Śikṣā (proper recitation), framed within tīrtha-mahātmya.