Shloka 60

Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites

Gaṅgā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

सर्वदानेषु यत्पुण्यं सर्वयज्ञेषु यत्फलम् । तपोव्रतेषु पुण्येषु यत्फलं परिकीर्तितम् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

sarvadāneṣu yatpuṇyaṃ sarvayajñeṣu yatphalam | tapovrateṣu puṇyeṣu yatphalaṃ parikīrtitam || 60 ||

Translation

Welches Verdienst auch immer aus allen Gaben erwächst, welche Frucht auch immer aus allen Opfern gewonnen wird, und welches Ergebnis auch immer von heiligen Askesen und Gelübden gerühmt wird—all dies (wird dadurch erlangt).

Word by Word

• सर्व-दानेषु: in all gifts/charities
• सर्व-दानेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम् / Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Locative plural

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम् / Relativizer)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative ‘whatever/that which’ (agreeing with पुण्यम्)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Pradhāna-artha (प्रधानार्थः / Thing spoken of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative singular

• सर्व-यज्ञेषु: in all sacrifices
• सर्व-यज्ञेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम् / Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Locative plural

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम् / Relativizer)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative (agreeing with फलम्)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Pradhāna-artha (प्रधानार्थः / Thing spoken of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative singular

• तपः-व्रतेषु: in austerities and vows
• तपः-व्रतेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम् / Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Locative plural; ‘in austerities and vows’

• पुण्येषु: meritorious
• पुण्येषु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम् / Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Locative plural; qualifying तपोव्रतेषु

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम् / Relativizer)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative (agreeing with फलम्)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Pradhāna-artha (प्रधानार्थः / Thing spoken of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परिकीर्तितम्: has been proclaimed
• परिकीर्तितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया / Predicative verbal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय; past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘has been proclaimed’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It compresses the entire scale of religious merit—charity (dāna), sacrifice (yajña), and austerity/vows (tapas-vrata)—and states that the teaching/context at hand grants the same comprehensive spiritual fruit.

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

By equating diverse karmic merits into a single, superior result, it supports the Purāṇic theme that devotion and dharmic observances (often centered on Hari/Vishnu and tīrthas) can concentrate and surpass the scattered fruits of many separate rites.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual reasoning (kalpa) is implied: the verse classifies results (phala) of dāna, yajña, and vrata, reflecting the Vedic framework of actions and their prescribed fruits rather than a technical focus on grammar or astrology.