Shloka 54

The Greatness of Offering Piṇḍas at Viṣṇvādipada (Viṣṇupada) — Gayā Śrāddha Procedure and Fruits

Devanagari script

चतुर्थदिवसे कृत्यमेतत्कृत्वा तु मोहिनि । पूतः कर्माधिकारी स्याच्छ्राद्धकृद्ब्रह्मलोकभाक् ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

caturthadivase kṛtyametatkṛtvā tu mohini | pūtaḥ karmādhikārī syācchrāddhakṛdbrahmalokabhāk || 54 ||

Translation

Oh Mohinī, encantadora: al cumplir este deber prescrito en el cuarto día, uno queda purificado y apto para los actos rituales; y quien realiza el śrāddha alcanza Brahmaloka, el mundo de Brahmā.

Word by Word

• चतुर्थ-दिवसे: on the fourth day
• चतुर्थ-दिवसे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ + दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (चतुर्थः दिवसः)

• कृत्यम्: a duty/what is to be done
• कृत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun used adjectivally)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• मोहिनि: O Mohinī
• मोहिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• पूतः: purified
• पूतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूत (कृदन्त; √पू धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन

• कर्म-अधिकारी: one entitled/qualified to perform rites
• कर्म-अधिकारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म + अधिकारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्मणि अधिकारः यस्य)

• स्यात्: would be/should become
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• श्राद्ध-कृत्: performer of śrāddha
• श्राद्ध-कृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध + कृत् (कृदन्त; √कृ धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्राद्धं करोति)

• ब्रह्म-लोक-भाक्: attainer of Brahma-loka
• ब्रह्म-लोक-भाक्: Phala (फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म + लोक + भाक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; ‘भाक्’ = भागिन् (one who partakes/attains)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a dharma-ritual context; addressed to Mohinī as a vocative within the narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mohini
• Brahmaloka
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It links correct observance of the fourth-day rite with inner and ritual purification (pūtatva) and declares a higher spiritual fruit—attainment of Brahmaloka—for one who performs śrāddha properly.

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

While primarily a dharma-ritual instruction, it supports bhakti indirectly by emphasizing faithful performance of prescribed rites for ancestors as an offering done with reverence, which purifies the practitioner and aligns life with sacred duty.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is central: it specifies the timing (fourth day) and the concept of karmādhikāra—eligibility to perform rites—gained through proper, purifying observance.