Shloka 101

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

Devanagari script

दापयिष्यति यः पिंडं तटेऽस्मिन्नंबुधेः शुभे । कुसैकविंशमुद्धृत्य शक्रलोकं गमिष्यति ॥ १०१ ॥

Transliteration

dāpayiṣyati yaḥ piṃḍaṃ taṭe'sminnaṃbudheḥ śubhe | kusaikaviṃśamuddhṛtya śakralokaṃ gamiṣyati || 101 ||

Translation

Wer an diesem glückverheißenden Meeresufer ein piṇḍa (Ahnenopfer aus Reisbällchen) darbringen lässt und dabei einundzwanzig Kuśa-Halme erhebt, wird zur Welt Śakras (Indras) gelangen.

Word by Word

• दापयिष्यति: will cause to be given / will offer (have given)
• दापयिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative) धातु; लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• पिण्डम्: a rice-ball offering (piṇḍa)
• पिण्डम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तटे: on the bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; निर्देशक (demonstrative: in this)

• अम्बुधेः: of the sea/ocean
• अम्बुधेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बुधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तटे/अस्मिन्)

• कुस: kuśa grass
• कुस: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• एकविंशम्: twenty-one
• एकविंशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकविंशति (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (twenty-one)

• उद्धृत्य: having plucked/taken up
• उद्धृत्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having taken up/collected’

• शक्रलोकम्: to Śakra’s world
• शक्रलोकम्: Gati-Karma (गतिकर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• गमिष्यति: will go
• गमिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (traditional tirtha-mahatmya narration within Book 2)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shakra (Indra)
• Kusha
• Pinda (ancestral offering)

FAQs

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

It teaches that performing (or sponsoring) piṇḍa-dāna at a sacred ocean-shore tirtha, with the prescribed kuśa observance, yields a high heavenly fruit—attainment of Śakra’s realm—highlighting the purifying power of tirtha-based śrāddha.

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

Though primarily a śrāddha/tirtha-ritual verse, it supports bhakti through reverent service to dharma—honoring ancestors and sacred places as offerings made in a spirit of faith (śraddhā) and duty, which Purāṇas frame as devotional conduct aligned with divine order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the use and count of kuśa (twenty-one blades) and the act of piṇḍa-dāna indicate prescribed ritual details typical of śrāddha-vidhi performed at a tirtha.