Shloka 78

The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा तेषु विधानेन कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं पृथक् पृथक् । दिबाकर करोमीह स्नानं दक्षिणमानसे ॥ ७८ ॥

Transliteration

snātvā teṣu vidhānena kuryācchrāddhaṃ pṛthak pṛthak | dibākara karomīha snānaṃ dakṣiṇamānase || 78 ||

Translation

Nachdem man an jenen heiligen Stätten gemäß der vorgeschriebenen Ordnung gebadet hat, soll man an jedem Ort gesondert das Śrāddha darbringen. «O Divākara (Sonne), hier vollziehe ich das heilige Bad, den Geist nach Süden gewandt.»

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Kriyā-pūrvakāla/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/त्वा-प्रत्यय), धातु: स्ना, अव्ययभावेन प्रयोगः; ‘having bathed’

• तेषु: in/among those (places/rites)
• तेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

• विधानेन: by the prescribed procedure
• विधानेन: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण-भावः

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पृथक्: each separately
• पृथक्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• दिबाकर: O Sun
• दिबाकर: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिबाकर (=दिवाकर) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), एकवचन; सूर्य-नाम

• करोमि: I perform / I do
• करोमि: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: देशाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• दक्षिणमानसे: in the Dakṣiṇa-mānasa (southern Mānasarovara/region)
• दक्षिणमानसे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणमानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दक्षिणं मानसः/मानसे इति), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

Speaker

Sage Nārada (teaching tīrtha-māhātmya and ritual procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Divākara (Sūrya)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)

FAQs

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

It links tīrtha-snāna with Pitṛ-tarpaṇa/śrāddha, teaching that pilgrimage purification is completed by honoring ancestors through properly separated śrāddha rites.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, rule-based worship through karma-yoga: bathing with a sacred intention (sankalpa) and offering śrāddha as an act of dharmic devotion aligned with cosmic order (Sūrya as witness).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is emphasized: performing actions “vidhānena” and doing śrāddha “pṛthak pṛthak,” along with directional intention (dakṣiṇā diś) traditionally connected with Pitṛ rites.