Shloka 1

The Greatness of Offering Piṇḍas at Viṣṇvādipada (Viṣṇupada) — Gayā Śrāddha Procedure and Fruits

Devanagari script

वसुरुवाच । अथ ते संप्रवक्ष्यामि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम् । तृतीयदिवसे कृत्यं गयासंगफलप्रदम् ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

vasuruvāca | atha te saṃpravakṣyāmi bhuktimuktipradāyakam | tṛtīyadivase kṛtyaṃ gayāsaṃgaphalapradam || 1 ||

Translation

ヴァスは言った。今より、第三日に行うべき儀礼を明らかに説こう。それは世の享楽と解脱の双方を授け、ガヤーとの結縁の功徳をもたらす。

Word by Word

• वसुः: Vasu
• वसुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘said’

• अथ: then, now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; ‘to you’

• सम्-प्रवक्ष्यामि: I will explain
• सम्-प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future/लृट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘I will explain fully’

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदायकम्: giving enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदायकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; (भुक्ति+मुक्ति) द्वन्द्व + तत्पुरुष ‘giver of enjoyment and liberation’ (qualifies कृत्यम् understood/next)

• तृतीय-दिवसे: on the third day
• तृतीय-दिवसे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक) + दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘on the third day’

• कृत्यम्: the rite to be done
• कृत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; object of ‘will explain’

• गया-सङ्ग-फल-प्रदम्: granting the fruit of connection with Gayā
• गया-सङ्ग-फल-प्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गया (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष ‘giving the fruit of association with Gayā’

Speaker

Vasu

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Gayā

FAQs

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

It introduces a specific third-day ritual connected with the Gayā tirtha, emphasizing that properly performed tirtha-rites can yield both bhukti (worldly well-being) and mukti (liberation).

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

By framing the rite as bhukti-mukti-prada, it reflects the Purāṇic bhakti-ethos where sacred observances at a Vishnu-associated tirtha like Gayā are performed with faith, leading to both temporal and transcendent fruits.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the verse signals a time-specific prescription—“on the third day”—indicating structured observance and sequencing typical of śrāddha/tīrtha-kriyā manuals.