Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा संपूज्य मौनार्कमिमं मंत्रमुदीरयेत् । कव्यवाडादयो ये च पितॄणां देवतास्तथा ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā saṃpūjya maunārkamimaṃ maṃtramudīrayet | kavyavāḍādayo ye ca pitṝṇāṃ devatāstathā || 81 ||

Translation

黙せる太陽マウナールカ（Maunārka）を拝し、しかるべく供養してから、この真言を唱えるべきである。その際、祖霊ピトリ（Pitṛs）を司るカヴィヤヴァーダ（Kavyavāḍa）ら諸神をも招請する。

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Kriyā-pūrvakāla/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive), धातु: दृश्; ‘having seen’

• सम्पूज्य: having worshipped properly
• सम्पूज्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Kriyā-pūrvakāla/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive), धातु: पूज् उपसर्ग: सम्; ‘having duly worshipped’

• मौन-आर्कम्: the silent Sun (Sun worshipped in silence)
• मौन-आर्कम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौन + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (मौनः अर्कः/मौनार्कः), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सूर्यविशेषण

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: कर्मविशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; मन्त्रम् इति विशेषण

• मन्त्रम्: mantra
• मन्त्रम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• उदीरयेत्: should recite
• उदीरयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + ईर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘should utter/recite’

• कव्यवाड-आदयः: Kavyavāḍa and others
• कव्यवाड-आदयः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कव्यवाड + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कव्यवाडः आदिः येषाम्), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• देवताः: deities
• देवताः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise/so
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Maunārka (Sūrya)
• Kavyavāḍa
• Pitṛs

FAQs

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

It frames pitṛ-kārya as a disciplined ritual sequence—darśana (beholding), pūjā (worship), and mantra—showing that ancestral offerings become efficacious when performed under the divine oversight of Sūrya (Maunārka) and the pitṛ-devatās.

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

Bhakti here appears as reverent worship and remembrance: the practitioner approaches Maunārka with honor and then recites the mantra with devotion, treating pitṛ-sevā as a sacred duty performed in the presence of divine powers.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga (correct application of mantra) and ritual krama (sequence), aligning with Kalpa (ritual procedure) and the importance of precise recitation (linked to Śikṣā/phonetics) in śrāddha and tarpaṇa contexts.