Shloka 82

Devanagari script

मदीपैः पितृभिः सार्द्धं पर्तिताः स्थ स्वधाभुजः । फल्गुतीर्थँ व्रजेत्तस्मात्सर्वतीर्थोत्तमोत्तमम् ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

madīpaiḥ pitṛbhiḥ sārddhaṃ partitāḥ stha svadhābhujaḥ | phalgutīrthaṃ vrajettasmātsarvatīrthottamottamam || 82 ||

Translation

“Together with my ancestors, I am satisfied, having partaken of the svadhā offerings. Therefore one should go to Phalgu Tīrtha, the most excellent among all sacred pilgrimage places.”

Word by Word

• मदीपैः: with my lamps (or: with lamps offered by me)
• मदीपैः: सहकारी/करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; साधन/सहकारि-भावः

• पितृभिः: with the ancestors
• पितृभिः: सह (Sahakārī/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: सह (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (postposition/adverb: ‘together with’)

• पर्तिताः: (being) satisfied/pleased (textually uncertain)
• पर्तिताः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्तित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त/कृदन्त-विशेषण (पर्तित-), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूपम् (सम्भाव्यः ‘प्रार्थिताः/प्रीतिताः/पर्तिताः’)

• स्थ: be (you all)
• स्थ: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘be!’

• स्वधा-भुजः: eaters of svadhā (ancestors)
• स्वधा-भुजः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा + भुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वधां भुञ्जते ये), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; पितृणां विशेषण

• फल्गु-तीर्थम्: Phalgu tīrtha
• फल्गु-तीर्थम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल्गु + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (फल्गु-नद्याः तीर्थम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• व्रजेत्: should go
• व्रजेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (ablatival adverb), ‘therefore/from that’

• सर्व-तीर्थ-उत्तम-उत्तमम्: the best of the best among all tīrthas
• सर्व-तीर्थ-उत्तम-उत्तमम्: कर्मविशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + तीर्थ + उत्तम + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां तीर्थानाम् उत्तमात् अपि उत्तमम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तीर्थम् इति विशेषण

Speaker

Pitrs (ancestral spirits), as quoted within the Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative (Uttara-Bhaga dialogue tradition attributed to Narada’s narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs
• Svadhā
• Phalgu Tirtha

FAQs

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

It presents Phalgu Tīrtha as a supremely efficacious pilgrimage site where ancestral rites (svadhā-offerings) yield direct satisfaction to the Pitṛs, making it “best among tīrthas” for Pitṛ-related merit.

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

By emphasizing tīrtha-sevā and śrāddha/tarpaṇa performed with faith, it supports bhakti as lived dharma—honoring the divine order through sacred places and reverent offerings, which is a devotional expression aligned with Purāṇic practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to kalpa/ritual procedure: the use of “svadhā” in Pitṛ-yajña contexts (śrāddha and tarpaṇa), indicating correct liturgical formulae and the ritual aim—Pitṛ-tṛpti (ancestor satisfaction).