Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

आम्रं ब्रह्मसरोद्भूतं सर्वदेवमयं विभुम् । विष्णुरूपं प्रसिंचामि पितॄणां चैव मुक्तये ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

āmraṃ brahmasarodbhūtaṃ sarvadevamayaṃ vibhum | viṣṇurūpaṃ prasiṃcāmi pitṝṇāṃ caiva muktaye || 6 ||

Translation

私はこのマンゴーの木に供水して灌ぎます。これはブラフマ・サラスより生じ、諸神の徳を宿し、遍く力ある主であり、ヴィシュヌ（Viṣṇu）の姿そのもの—祖霊ピトリの解脱のために。

Word by Word

• आम्रम्: the mango tree
• आम्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ब्रह्म-सरः-उद्भूतम्: arisen from the Brahma-lake
• ब्रह्म-सरः-उद्भूतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √भू धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मसरसः उद्भूतम्)

• सर्व-देव-मयम्: pervaded by all deities
• सर्व-देव-मयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रायः ‘देवैः सर्वैः मयः’ (made of/filled with all gods)

• विभुम्: mighty, all-pervading
• विभुम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विष्णु-रूपम्: having the form of Viṣṇu
• विष्णु-रूपम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विष्णोः रूपम्)

• प्रसिञ्चामि: I sprinkle/water
• प्रसिञ्चामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- सिच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण निपात (emphatic particle)

• मुक्तये: for liberation
• मुक्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे

Speaker

Narada (within a tirtha-ritual instruction context of Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma-saras (Brahma’s lake)
• Pitrs (ancestors)
• Sarva-devas (all gods)

FAQs

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

The verse frames a simple ritual act—sprinkling/offering a mango—as a Viṣṇu-centered consecration, asserting that when an offering is made in the form (rūpa) of Viṣṇu and connected to a sacred tirtha (Brahma-saras), it becomes a means for the ancestors’ upliftment and liberation.

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

Bhakti appears through identification of the offering with Viṣṇu (viṣṇurūpa): the devotee does not treat the act as mere material ritual but as worship of Viṣṇu Himself, directing the merit and grace toward the Pitṛs.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (Kalpa) is implied: the verse uses a precise liturgical statement for consecrating an offering (sprinkling/libation) in a tirtha context, showing how intention (saṅkalpa-style phrasing) and sacred provenance of the item are integrated into ancestral rites.