Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

यूपं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य वाजपेयफलं लभेत् । ब्रह्माणं च नमस्कृत्य पितॄन् ब्रह्मपुरं नयेत् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

yūpaṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet | brahmāṇaṃ ca namaskṛtya pitṝn brahmapuraṃ nayet || 8 ||

Translation

مَن طافَ حولَ عمودِ القُربانِ (اليُوبا) نالَ ثوابَ إقامةِ ذبيحةِ فاجابِيا (Vājapeya). وبالسجودِ لبرهما (Brahmā) يَسوقُ أسلافَهُ (الپِتْرِ) إلى مدينةِ برهما السماوية، برهمابورا (Brahmapura).

Word by Word

• यूपम्: sacrificial post
• यूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रदक्षिणी-कृत्य: having circumambulated
• प्रदक्षिणी-कृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + दक्षिणी + कृ (धातु) ; क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Kṛdanta-Avyaya)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), क्रियाविशेषणभावे (adverbial), ‘having circumambulated’

• वाजपेय-फलम्: the fruit/result of the Vājapeya sacrifice
• वाजपेय-फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजपेय (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वाजपेयस्य फलम्)

• लभेत्: may obtain
• लभेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

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

• नमस्-कृत्य: having bowed/paid homage
• नमस्-कृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) ; क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Kṛdanta-Avyaya)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having paid homage’

• पितṝन्: the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितṝन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्म-पुरम्: Brahmā’s city (Brahmaloka)
• ब्रह्म-पुरम्: Karma (कर्म) / Gati-karman (गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः पुरम्)

• नयेत्: may lead (them)
• नयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Pitrs
• Yupa
• Vajapeya

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred symbols of yajña (like the yūpa) and reverence to divine cosmic authority (Brahmā) can confer great ritual merit and also benefit one’s ancestors, linking personal devotion with pitṛ-upliftment.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as reverential action—pradakṣiṇā and namaskāra—showing that humble worship, even when centered on yajña-symbols and deities, becomes a powerful means to generate merit and serve one’s lineage.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the role of the yūpa in yajñas, the practice of pradakṣiṇā, and the doctrine of yajña-phala (ritual fruit), including prescribed acts connected with pitṛ-kārya.