Shloka 121

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

आचार्याय तदा दत्त्वा दक्षिणां विधिवत्प्रभुः । ऋत्विग्भ्यः सविधानेन तथान्येभ्यो धनं ददौ ॥ १२१ ॥

Transliteration

ācāryāya tadā dattvā dakṣiṇāṃ vidhivatprabhuḥ | ṛtvigbhyaḥ savidhānena tathānyebhyo dhanaṃ dadau || 121 ||

Translation

ثم إنّ الربّ، بعدما قدّم للآتشاريّا الدكشِنا (dakṣiṇā) على الوجه الشرعي، وزّع كذلك المال وفق النظام على الكهنة القائمين بالطقس (ṛtviks) وعلى سائر الناس أيضًا.

Word by Word

• आचार्याय: to the teacher
• आचार्याय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: काल (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): “having given”

• दक्षिणाम्: the honorarium (dakṣiṇā)
• दक्षिणाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) एकवचन

• विधिवत्: according to the rite
• विधिवत्: प्रकार (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (manner adverb): “according to rule”

• प्रभुः: the lord/king
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता) एकवचन

• ऋत्विग्भ्यः: to the priests (ṛtviks)
• ऋत्विग्भ्यः: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत्विज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) बहुवचन

• स-विधानेन: with due procedure
• स-विधानेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश ‘सह’) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; तृतीया एकवचन-रूपेण प्रयोगः: “with proper procedure”

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थक (also/likewise)

• अन्येभ्यः: to others
• अन्येभ्यः: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta (narrating the account within the Uttara-Bhaga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Acharya
• Rtvij

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred acts are completed not only by worship but by dharmic completion—honoring the ācārya and ṛtviks with proper dakṣiṇā and gifts, which seals the rite and generates puṇya.

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

Bhakti is shown as disciplined reverence expressed through action: serving and honoring the teacher and officiants who uphold the rite, reflecting humility, gratitude, and commitment to dharma in devotional practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa/Vedāṅga (ritual procedure): performing acts vidhivat and savidhānena, including the correct distribution of dakṣiṇā to the ācārya and ṛtviks as part of yajña-vidhi.