Shloka 55

The Greatness of Haridvāra

Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya

Devanagari script

देवि तिष्ठति यद्गेहे माहात्म्यं लिखितं त्विदम् । तद्गृहे सर्पचौराग्निग्रहराजभयं नहि ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

devi tiṣṭhati yadgehe māhātmyaṃ likhitaṃ tvidam | tadgṛhe sarpacaurāgnigraharājabhayaṃ nahi || 55 ||

Translation

噢，女神，凡有此圣玛哈特米亚（māhātmya）书写本安置之宅，彼宅无惧蛇患、盗贼、火灾，亦无星曜灾厄与王权之怖。

Word by Word

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• तिष्ठति: remains/is present
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• यत्-गेहे: in whose house
• यत्-गेहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यस्य गेहे = in whose house)

• माहात्म्यम्: the māhātmya (glory text)
• माहात्म्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• लिखितम्: written
• लिखितम्: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिखित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √लिख्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (written)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्-गृहे: in that house
• तत्-गृहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य गृहे = in that house)

• सर्प-चौर-अग्नि-ग्रह-राज-भयम्: fear of snakes, thieves, fire, planets, and kings
• सर्प-चौर-अग्नि-ग्रह-राज-भयम्: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प (प्रातिपदिक) + चौर (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + राज (प्रातिपदिक) + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सर्पादीनां भयम् = fear from snakes, thieves, fire, ग्रह/planets, and kings)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतौ-अव्यय (indeed/for)

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a māhātmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devi

FAQs

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

It teaches that preserving a written māhātmya in one’s home functions as a dhārmic safeguard, where sacred remembrance and textual presence are said to generate protective merit (puṇya) and ward off calamities.

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

By valuing the written māhātmya, the verse emphasizes constant proximity to devotional praise and sacred narrative—an accessible form of bhakti through śravaṇa-smaraṇa (hearing/remembering) supported by keeping the text.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It directly references graha-bhaya (planetary fear), aligning with Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) in the idea of planetary afflictions and their pacification through dharmic, text-centered remedies.