Shloka 80

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

श्राद्धे फलमरण्यस्य स्मरणं पितृतृप्तिदम् । पाणिघाते ततस्तीर्थे पितॄन्संतर्प्य मानवः ॥ ८० ॥

Transliteration

śrāddhe phalamaraṇyasya smaraṇaṃ pitṛtṛptidam | pāṇighāte tatastīrthe pitṝnsaṃtarpya mānavaḥ || 80 ||

Translation

Im śrāddha-Ritus schenkt das Gedenken an Phalamaraṇya den Pitṛs (Ahnengeistern) Sättigung. Danach soll der Mensch am heiligen Furtplatz namens Pāṇighāta die Pitṛs durch Opfergaben besänftigen und nähren.

Word by Word

• श्राद्धे: in the śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• फलम्: the fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता-प्रयोगे), एकवचन

• अरण्यस्य: of the forest
• अरण्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• स्मरणम्: remembrance
• स्मरणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• पितृ-तृप्ति-दम्: giving satisfaction to the ancestors
• पितृ-तृप्ति-दम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √दा दाने)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• पाणिघाते: at Pāṇighāta
• पाणिघाते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणिघात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Avyaya (अव्यय/सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पितॄन्: the ancestors
• पितॄन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• संतर्प्य: having satisfied (offered oblations to)
• संतर्प्य: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√तृप् (धातु; तृप्तौ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having satisfied)

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya of Uttara-Bhaga in Purana style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs
• Phalamaraṇya
• Pāṇighāta

FAQs

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

It links ancestral fulfillment (pitṛtṛpti) with two acts: remembering a sanctified kṣetra (Phalamaraṇya) during śrāddha and performing tarpaṇa at a specific tīrtha (Pāṇighāta), emphasizing that place, memory, and rite together increase the efficacy of offerings to the Pitṛs.

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

While primarily ritual-focused, it reflects bhakti through smaraṇa (reverent remembrance) of a sacred place and faithful performance of dharmic rites; such remembrance is treated as spiritually potent, not merely symbolic.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: śrāddha and pitṛ-tarpaṇa are prescribed with a specific tīrtha-location, showing the applied discipline of correct rite, context, and sequencing in Vedic ritual practice.