Shloka 2

The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

आच्छादितशिलापादः प्रभासेनात्रिणा ततः । प्रभासो मुनिभिस्तुष्टः शिलांगुष्ठानिर्गतः ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

ācchāditaśilāpādaḥ prabhāsenātriṇā tataḥ | prabhāso munibhistuṣṭaḥ śilāṃguṣṭhānirgataḥ || 2 ||

Translation

Puis, lorsque les pieds du sage Atri, par la puissance de Prabhāsa, furent recouverts de pierre, Prabhāsa, satisfait des munis, surgit du rocher à l’endroit du gros orteil.

Word by Word

• आच्छादित-शिला-पादः: whose feet were covered by a rock
• आच्छादित-शिला-पादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + छद् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय (आच्छादित, कृदन्त) + शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (आच्छादितौ शिलया पादौ यस्य)

• प्रभासेन: by Prabhāsa
• प्रभासेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• अत्रिणा: with Atri / by Atri
• अत्रिणा: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ततोऽव्यय (ablatival adverb: then/thereupon/from that)

• प्रभासः: Prabhāsa
• प्रभासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भावे (pleased/satisfied)

• शिला-अङ्गुष्ठ-निर्गतः: emerged from the rock’s thumb(-mark)/from the thumb in the rock
• शिला-अङ्गुष्ठ-निर्गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्गत (नि + गम् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शिलायाः अङ्गुष्ठात् निर्गतः)

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Prabhasa
• Atri
• Munis

FAQs

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

It presents Prabhāsa as a responsive tīrtha-presence: when sages perform austerity and worship with sincerity, the sacred power of the place manifests tangibly, confirming the site’s mahatmya (spiritual glory).

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

Bhakti is shown as “pleasing the divine presence”: Prabhāsa becomes tuṣṭa (satisfied) with the munis, and that satisfaction results in direct grace—an appearance/manifestation—highlighting devotion expressed through reverent approach to a holy kṣetra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Kalpa (ritual discipline) is implied: tīrtha-sevā, observances, and proper conduct at a sacred site that culminate in divine favor; the verse supports the ritual logic that kṣetra and mantra/tapas together yield spiritual fruit.