Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

The Description of the Index/Summary of the Garuḍa

Purāṇa

Devanagari script

प्रेतकृत्यविचारश्च सर्पिडीकरणोक्तयः । प्रेतत्वमोक्षणाख्यानं दानानि च विमुक्तये ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

pretakṛtyavicāraśca sarpiḍīkaraṇoktayaḥ | pretatvamokṣaṇākhyānaṃ dānāni ca vimuktaye || 25 ||

Translation

Il examine aussi les rites pour les défunts, les prescriptions concernant le piṇḍīkaraṇa (offrande de boulettes de riz), le récit de la délivrance de l’état de preta, et les dons (dānas) qui mènent à la libération.

Word by Word

• प्रेत-कृत्य-विचारः: consideration of the rites for a preta
• प्रेत-कृत्य-विचारः: Karta (कर्ता) (topic/item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेत (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (प्रेतस्य कृत्यस्य विचारः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-अव्यय

• सर्पि-डीकरण-उक्तयः: statements/instructions on making (offerings) into ghee (sarpiḍīkaraṇa)
• सर्पि-डीकरण-उक्तयः: Karta (कर्ता) (topic/item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्पिस्/सर्पि (प्रातिपदिक) + डीकरण (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्पिडीकरणस्य उक्तयः)

• प्रेतत्व-मोक्षण-आख्यानम्: account of release from pretahood
• प्रेतत्व-मोक्षण-आख्यानम्: Karta (कर्ता) (topic/item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेतत्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मोक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (प्रेतत्वस्य मोक्षणस्य आख्यानम्)

• दानानि: gifts; donations
• दानानि: Karta (कर्ता) / Karma (कर्म) (items listed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-अव्यय

• विमुक्तये: for liberation
• विमुक्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents in Anukramanika style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It signals that the text includes śrāddha-related guidance—post-death rites, piṇḍīkaraṇa, and dāna—framed as supports for the departed and as aids toward release (vimukti).

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes compassionate, dharmic action (proper rites and charity) as a supportive limb of spiritual life, which in Purāṇic framing is harmonized with devotion and surrender as part of a righteous path.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and dharma-practice (kalpa/ācāra in a broad sense): it points to structured funeral/ancestral rites (piṇḍīkaraṇa, śrāddha) and prescribed dānas as practical religious duties.