Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge

Jñāna-pradarśanam

Devanagari script

प्रपातडागारामांश्च तथा देवगृहान्बहून् । अन्नादीनां च दानानि गङ्गातीरे चकार सः ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

prapātaḍāgārāmāṃśca tathā devagṛhānbahūn | annādīnāṃ ca dānāni gaṅgātīre cakāra saḥ || 32 ||

Translation

Er ließ viele Raststätten mit Trinkwasserstellen, Teichen und Gärten errichten und zudem zahlreiche Tempel der Götter; und am Ufer der Gaṅgā ordnete er Gaben von Speise und anderem Notwendigen an.

Word by Word

• प्रपात-डागारामान्: rest-houses and shelters (types of charitable buildings)
• प्रपात-डागारामान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपात (प्रातिपदिक) + डागाराम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (prapātas and ḍāgārāmas)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (likewise)

• देव-गृहान्: temples
• देव-गृहान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (gṛha), द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (houses/temples of the gods)

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; देवगृहान् विशेषणम्

• अन्न-आदीनाम्: of food etc.
• अन्न-आदीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (of food and the like)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• दानानि: gifts/charities
• दानानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• गङ्गा-तीरे: on the Ganges bank
• गङ्गा-तीरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (on the bank of the Ganges)

• चकार: made/performed
• चकार: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ganga

FAQs

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

It teaches that dharmic merit (puṇya) is gained through loka-hita—creating public amenities like water, ponds, gardens, and temples—and especially through annadāna performed at a sacred tīrtha such as the Gaṅgā.

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

By supporting temples and serving pilgrims with food and necessities, one expresses devotion through practical seva—honoring the divine by caring for devotees and sustaining worship in sacred places.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-practice (kalpa-oriented dharma) is implied: tīrtha-based dāna, annadāna, and establishing devagṛhas are presented as structured acts of merit, though no specific Vedanga like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa is directly discussed in this verse.