Shloka 22

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

पुष्पैः फलैश्च विविधैरिंद्रस्यैति सलोकताम् । पितृपक्षे चतुर्द्दश्यां पूजयित्वा यथेश्वरम् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

puṣpaiḥ phalaiśca vividhairiṃdrasyaiti salokatām | pitṛpakṣe caturddaśyāṃ pūjayitvā yatheśvaram || 22 ||

Translation

Après avoir honoré le Seigneur comme il se doit, au jour de caturdaśī du Pitṛpakṣa, avec des fleurs et des fruits variés, on obtient demeure dans le même monde qu’Indra (Indra-loka).

Word by Word

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural); (पुष्पैः फलैः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• एति: goes/attains
• एति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• स-लोकताम्: the state of being in the same world (with him)
• स-लोकताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + लोकता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (सह/समेतार्थे), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• पितृपक्षे: in the Pitṛpakṣa (fortnight for ancestors)
• पितृपक्षे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ-पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Purvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having worshipped)

• यथा-ईश्वरम्: as is proper for the Lord / duly to the Lord
• यथा-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; यथा (indeclinable ‘according to/as’) + ईश्वरम् (object); समस्तपदम् अव्ययवत् प्रयुक्तम्

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Reverent offering (flowers/fruits) on a specific ancestral fortnight day leads to serene assurance of Indra-loka residence."}

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Ishvara

FAQs

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

It presents a phala-śruti: sincere, rule-based worship of Īśvara during Pitṛpakṣa—using simple offerings like flowers and fruits—yields a defined heavenly merit, namely Indra-loka salokatā.

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

Bhakti is shown as accessible and practical: offering flowers and fruits with proper reverence (yathā-īśvaram) is treated as effective worship, producing auspicious spiritual results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) and basic tithi-based observance are implied: performing pūjā specifically on Pitṛpakṣa Caturdaśī reflects time-sensitive ritual discipline.