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

Quien haga ofrecer un piṇḍa (bola funeraria de arroz para los antepasados) en esta auspiciosa orilla del océano, tras alzar veintiuna hojas de kuśa, irá al mundo de Śakra (Indra).

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.