Shloka 13

Description of the Origin of the Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) and the Ocean as King of Tīrthas

Devanagari script

एवं स्नानफलं सम्यक् सागरस्य मयेरितम् । दानस्य च फलं देवि पिंडदानस्य चैव हि ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ snānaphalaṃ samyak sāgarasya mayeritam | dānasya ca phalaṃ devi piṃḍadānasya caiva hi || 13 ||

Translation

このように、海で沐浴する功徳を正しく説き示した。さらに同様に、女神よ、布施の果報と、またピṇḍa（祖霊への供団）を捧げる果報も確かに述べたのである。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• स्नान-फलम्: the fruit/result of bathing
• स्नान-फलम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्नानस्य फलम्)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘properly, correctly’

• सागरस्य: of the ocean
• सागरस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• मया: by me
• मया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument; agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• ईरितम्: has been stated/declared
• ईरितम्: कर्मणि-क्रियाविशेष (Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ईर्/ईर् ‘to say/utter’)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with ‘फलम्’

• दानस्य: of giving/charity
• दानस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• देवि: O goddess (lady)
• देवि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; Vocative singular

• पिण्ड-दानस्य: of the offering of piṇḍa (rice-ball)
• पिण्ड-दानस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पिण्डस्य दानम्)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (restrictive/emphatic particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Devi

FAQs

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

It serves as a concluding bridge: the speaker summarizes that the merits (phala) of ocean-bathing, charity (dāna), and ancestral piṇḍa-offerings have been authoritatively explained, emphasizing these as key Dharma practices in the Uttara-Bhāga’s tīrtha-context.

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

While not explicitly teaching bhakti, it frames devotional life through Dharma: tīrtha-snāna, dāna, and śrāddha are presented as sanctifying actions that support a God-centered, tradition-aligned life where merit and purity aid devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (Kalpa/Śrauta-Smārta application) is implied: the verse points to prescribed procedures and results for snāna, dāna, and piṇḍadāna—core components of applied Vedic ritual discipline rather than grammar or astrology.