Shloka 44

The Greatness of Offering Piṇḍas at Viṣṇvādipada (Viṣṇupada) — Gayā Śrāddha Procedure and Fruits

Devanagari script

त्वं च राज्यं चिरं कृत्वा पालयित्वा निजाः प्रजाः । यज्ञान्सदक्षिणान्कृत्वा विष्णुलोकं गमिष्यसि ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

tvaṃ ca rājyaṃ ciraṃ kṛtvā pālayitvā nijāḥ prajāḥ | yajñānsadakṣiṇānkṛtvā viṣṇulokaṃ gamiṣyasi || 44 ||

Translation

وأنت أيضًا، بعد أن تملك المملكة زمنًا طويلًا وتحمي رعيّتك، وتُقيم اليَجْنَا (yajña) مقرونًا بالدكشِنا (dakṣiṇā) الواجبة، ستذهب إلى عالم فيشنو (Viṣṇu-loka).

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावे)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• कृत्वा: having done/made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाले (having done)

• पालयित्वा: having governed/protected
• पालयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पालयि (√पाल्, धातु; णिच्)
• Form: क्त्वा/त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), causative (णिच्): ‘having protected/ruled’

• निजाः: one’s own
• निजाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘प्रजाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• प्रजाः: subjects/people
• प्रजाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• यज्ञान्: sacrifices
• यज्ञान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• स-दक्षिणान्: with priestly fees/donations
• स-दक्षिणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (prefixal ‘with’): स(=सह) + दक्षिणा; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘यज्ञान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• विष्णुलोकम्: Vishnu’s world
• विष्णुलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: विष्णोः लोकः; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गमिष्यसि: you will go
• गमिष्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (instructional assurance within a tirtha/mahatmya-style narrative of the Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It links worldly duty (ruling justly and protecting subjects) with sacred duty (performing yajñas with proper dakṣiṇā), presenting both as a dharmic path culminating in attaining Viṣṇuloka.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through Viṣṇu-oriented destiny: when governance and ritual action are aligned with dharma and offered in the spirit of honoring Viṣṇu, the fruit is nearness to Viṣṇu—symbolized by reaching Viṣṇuloka.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual propriety is emphasized through the requirement of sa-dakṣiṇā yajña—an applied point of Kalpa (Vedāṅga of ritual procedure), underscoring correct performance and proper priestly remuneration.