Shloka 88

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

Devanagari script

फल्गुतीर्थे विष्णुजले करोमि स्नानमद्य वै । पितॄणां विष्णुलोकाय भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रसिद्धये ॥ ८८ ॥

Transliteration

phalgutīrthe viṣṇujale karomi snānamadya vai | pitṝṇāṃ viṣṇulokāya bhuktimuktiprasiddhaye || 88 ||

Translation

今日まことに、ヴィシュヌに聖別された水のファルグ・ティールタにて沐浴を行う。祖先がヴィシュヌの世界に至り、また世の享楽と解脱（モークシャ）という名高い果報を成就せんがためである。

Word by Word

• फल्गुतीर्थे: at Phalgu-tirtha
• फल्गुतीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल्गु-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of place)

• विष्णुजले: in the water of Vishnu (sacred water)
• विष्णुजले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-जल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• करोमि: I do / I perform
• करोमि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• विष्णुलोकाय: for Vishnu's world
• विष्णुलोकाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-लोक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (purpose/for)

• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रसिद्धये: for the attainment of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रसिद्धये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ-चतुर्थी (for the sake of)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya discourse, classically framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Phalgu Tirtha
• Pitrs
• Vishnuloka

FAQs

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

It states that bathing at Phalgu-tīrtha in waters regarded as sacred to Viṣṇu is a meritorious act directed both toward ancestral uplift (pitṛs attaining Viṣṇu’s realm) and the seeker’s twin aims of bhukti (well-being) and mukti (liberation).

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

The act is explicitly oriented to Viṣṇu—calling the water “Viṣṇu-jala” and seeking “Viṣṇu-loka”—showing bhakti as intention (saṅkalpa) expressed through a devotional rite at a sacred place.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (Kalpa) is implied: tīrtha-snānā with a stated saṅkalpa for pitṛ-benefit and spiritual fruit, reflecting how Narada Purana frames pilgrimage rites within dharma leading to bhukti and mukti.