Shloka 39

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

क्षेत्रपालं ततोऽभ्यर्च्य सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात् । ब्रह्मेश्वरं च संपूज्य सरस्वत्यास्तटे स्थितम् ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

kṣetrapālaṃ tato'bhyarcya sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt | brahmeśvaraṃ ca saṃpūjya sarasvatyāstaṭe sthitam || 39 ||

Translation

随后礼拜刹帝罗波罗（Kṣetrapāla），圣域的护守神，便能获得一切所求。又当如法供奉住于萨拉斯瓦蒂河岸的梵主自在天（Brahmeśvara），功德圆满。

Word by Word

• kṣetra-pālam: the guardian of the sacred place
• kṣetra-pālam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra-pāla (प्रातिपदिक: kṣetra+pāla)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc.), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (क्षेत्रस्य पालः)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• abhyarcya: having worshipped
• abhyarcya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√arc (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having worshipped’

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc.), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of kāmān)

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc.), बहुवचन

• avāpnuyāt: should obtain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• brahma-īśvaram: Brahmeśvara (a form/name of Śiva)
• brahma-īśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक: brahma+īśvara)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc.), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (ब्रह्म-स्वरूपः ईश्वरः / ‘Brahmeśvara’ proper name)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• saṃpūjya: having worshipped
• saṃpūjya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√pūj (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having worshipped fully’

• sarasvatyāḥ: of Sarasvatī
• sarasvatyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen.), एकवचन

• taṭe: on the bank
• taṭe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Loc.), एकवचन

• sthitam: situated, standing
• sthitam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (प्रातिपदिक; √sthā + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.)/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.) द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc.), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, विशेषण (of brahmeśvaram)

Speaker

Suta (narrating Narada Purana’s Tirtha-Mahatmya discourse; traditionally within a Narada-to-sages teaching frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kṣetrapāla
• Brahmeśvara
• Sarasvatī

FAQs

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

It teaches tīrtha-dharma: honoring the guardian of a sacred place (Kṣetrapāla) and the presiding deity (Brahmeśvara) is part of complete pilgrimage-worship, yielding both worldly aims and religious merit.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverential, ordered worship—first to the protector of the kṣetra and then to the main deity at the riverbank—showing that devotion includes humility toward the sacred space and its divine custodians.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-śāstra orientation) is implied: proper sequence and completeness of pūjā at a tīrtha—worshiping the kṣetra’s guardian and then the principal deity—reflects applied ritual discipline rather than grammar or astrology.