Shloka 113

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा ततः पञ्चगव्येन सिक्त्वा हिरण्यमध्वाज्यतिलैर्नियोज्य । तदस्थिपिंडं पुटके निधाय पश्यन् दिशं प्रेतगणोपगूढाम् ॥ ११३ ॥

Transliteration

snātvā tataḥ pañcagavyena siktvā hiraṇyamadhvājyatilairniyojya | tadasthipiṃḍaṃ puṭake nidhāya paśyan diśaṃ pretagaṇopagūḍhām || 113 ||

Translation

Kemudian setelah mandi suci, percikkan pañcagavya, dan sesuai tata-vidhi gunakan emas, madu, ghee, serta wijen. Letakkan gumpalan tulang itu dalam kotak kecil, lalu pandanglah ke arah yang terkait dengan para preta (arwah leluhur).

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) ‘having bathed’; धातु: स्ना (स्नाने)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘then/thereafter/from there’

• पञ्च-गव्येन: with pañcagavya (five cow-products)
• पञ्च-गव्येन: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + गव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः ‘five products of cow’ (pañcagavya)

• सिक्त्वा: having sprinkled
• सिक्त्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) ‘having sprinkled/anointed’; धातु: सिच् (सिञ्चने)

• हिरण्य-मधु-आज्य-तिलैः: with gold, honey, ghee, and sesame
• हिरण्य-मधु-आज्य-तिलैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (gold, honey, ghee, sesame)

• नियोज्य: having applied/added
• नियोज्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-युज् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/तुमुनर्थक-क्त्वान्तसदृश (gerundive/absolutive-like) ‘having applied/arranged/added’; धातु: युज् (योजने) with नि-

• तद्-अस्थि-पिण्डम्: that bone-lump (pinda)
• तद्-अस्थि-पिण्डम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अस्थि (प्रातिपदिक) + पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘lump/ball of those bones’

• पुटके: in a small packet/pouch
• पुटके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in a small packet/pouch’

• निधाय: having placed
• निधाय: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) ‘having placed’; धातु: धा (धारणे) with नि-

• पश्यन्: seeing/looking
• पश्यन्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle/वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘seeing/looking’

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object of ‘seeing’

• प्रेत-गण-उपगूढाम्: covered by a host of spirits (pretas)
• प्रेत-गण-उपगूढाम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेत (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक) + उप-गूढ (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘covered/embraced by a group of pretas’; विशेषण of दिशम्

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Preta-gaṇa
• Pañcagavya

FAQs

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

This verse emphasizes śauca (ritual purification) and careful handling of bodily remains (asthi), teaching that post-death rites must be performed with sanctifying substances (pañcagavya, tila, ājya, madhu) and with mindful orientation to the unseen realms connected with pretas.

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

While primarily ritual-focused, the verse supports bhakti indirectly by prescribing disciplined, reverent observance of dharma for the departed—acts traditionally offered with remembrance of the Divine and faith in cosmic order, which strengthens devotional sincerity through service (seva) and duty.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is most prominent: the sequence of bathing, purification with pañcagavya, and the prescribed substances (tila, ājya, madhu, hiraṇya) reflects formal śrauta/smārta ritual logic and orthodox rules of post-funeral observance.