Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविनिमुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते । पिंगलाख्यां नदीं प्राप्य स्नात्वा तत्र सुरादिकान् ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

sarvapāpavinimukto brahmaloke mahīyate | piṃgalākhyāṃ nadīṃ prāpya snātvā tatra surādikān || 40 ||

Translation

脱离一切罪业者，将在梵天界（Brahmā-loka）受尊崇。抵达名为“平伽罗”（Piṅgalā）之河并于彼处沐浴者，得至天众与诸高贵圣类之境。

Word by Word

• सर्वपापविनिमुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविनिमुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-पाप-विनिमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; वि+नि+मुच् धातु-निष्पन्न कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘विनिमुक्त’ = ‘released’; समासः: सर्वपापेभ्यः विनिमुक्तः (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष)

• ब्रह्मलोके: in Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः ब्रह्मणः लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग/आत्मनेपदी अर्थः ‘is honored/glorified’

• पिङ्गलाख्याम्: named ‘Piṅgalā’
• पिङ्गलाख्याम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिङ्गला-आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः पिङ्गला इति आख्या यस्याः सा (कर्मधारय)

• नदीम्: river
• नदीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) ‘having reached’

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) ‘having bathed’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• सुरादिकान्: the gods and others
• सुरादिकान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः सुराः आदयः येषां ते (आदि-समास/तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaloka
• Piṅgalā (river)
• Suras (Devas)

FAQs

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

It states the tirtha-mahātmyā doctrine: bathing in the sacred Piṅgalā river removes all sins and grants exalted post-mortem status, culminating in honor in Brahmaloka.

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

Though it speaks through a tirtha practice (snāna), the implied bhakti framework is reverence for sacred places connected to dharma; such acts, done with faith, purify the devotee and elevate their spiritual destiny.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual practice) is implied: the prescribed act is tirtha-snana as a purificatory rite, emphasizing correct performance of dharmic observances for spiritual merit.