Shloka 104

Vyasa

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

केतकीवनसंछन्नो नानापादपसंकुलः । आषाढस्य सिते पक्षे पंचम्यां पितृदैवते ॥ १०४ ॥

Transliteration

ketakīvanasaṃchanno nānāpādapasaṃkulaḥ | āṣāḍhasya site pakṣe paṃcamyāṃ pitṛdaivate || 104 ||

Translation

Couvert d’un bosquet de ketakī et foisonnant d’oiseaux et d’animaux variés—(cette visite/observance) doit se faire le cinquième jour lunaire de la quinzaine claire d’Āṣāḍha, jour présidé par les Pitṛ (ancêtres).

Word by Word

केतकीवनसंछन्नःcovered with ketakī groves

नानाvarious

पादपसंकुलःcrowded with trees

आषाढस्यof Āṣāḍha (month)

सितेbright (white)

पक्षेin the fortnight

पञ्चम्याम्on the fifth (tithi)

पितृदैवते(when) the deity is the Pitṛs

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

Pitrs

FAQs

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

It links a sacred natural स्थल (a grove-filled, living tirtha setting) with precise ritual timing—Āṣāḍha śukla pañcamī—marked as Pitṛ-daivata, emphasizing ancestor-oriented merit through properly timed observance.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, time-aligned sacred action: honoring the Pitṛs on their presiding tithi within a holy environment, which in Purāṇic practice is a supportive limb of dharma that complements devotion to the divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa and Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga) are implied through the use of lunar calendrics—month (Āṣāḍha), fortnight (śukla pakṣa), and tithi (pañcamī)—to determine the correct ritual day for Pitṛ-related observances.