Shloka 112

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

दशाहाभ्यंतरे यस्य गंगातोयेऽस्थि संगतम् । गंगायां मरणे यादृक्तादृक्फलमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ११२ ॥

Transliteration

daśāhābhyaṃtare yasya gaṃgātoye'sthi saṃgatam | gaṃgāyāṃ maraṇe yādṛktādṛkphalamavāpnuyāt || 112 ||

Translation

ಮರಣದ ಹತ್ತು ದಿನಗಳೊಳಗೆ ಯಾರ ಅಸ್ಥಿಗಳು ಗಂಗಾಜಲದ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದರೆ, ಗಂಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮರಣಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಯಾವ ಫಲ ದೊರಕುವುದೋ ಅದೇ ಫಲವನ್ನು ಅವನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ।

Word by Word

• दश-अह-अभ्यन्तरे: within ten days
• दश-अह-अभ्यन्तरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अहन्/अह (प्रातिपदिक) + अभ्यन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दशाहानाम् अभ्यन्तरे) = ‘within ten days’

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘whose/of whom’

• गङ्गा-तोये: in the Ganga water
• गङ्गा-तोये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in the water of Ganga’

• अस्थि: bone/remains
• अस्थि: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संगतम्: has come into contact/been immersed
• संगतम्: क्रियाविशेषण/विशेषण (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle/कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘joined/come into contact/immersed’

• गङ्गायाम्: in the Ganga
• गङ्गायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in Ganga’

• मरणे: at death
• मरणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘at the time of death’

• यादृक्: whatever kind (of)
• यादृक्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; correl. adjective ‘such as/whatever kind’ (paired with तादृक्)

• तादृक्-फलम्: a corresponding result
• तादृक्-फलम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तादृश् (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘such fruit/result’

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘would obtain’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya context; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara implied)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Ganga

FAQs

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

It teaches the extraordinary salvific power (tīrtha-phala) of the Gaṅgā: even post-death contact of one’s bones with Gaṅgā-water is said to yield the same merit as dying in the Gaṅgā itself.

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

By glorifying Gaṅgā as a supremely purifying tīrtha, the verse supports bhakti-oriented practice through sacred association—honoring what is connected to Viṣṇu-centered dharma (tīrtha-sevā, śraddhā, and reverent rites) as a means to spiritual uplift.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual timing and procedure in antyeṣṭi/śrāddha practice are implied—specifically the customary period of ten days (daśāha) and the rite of asthi-saṅgraha/visarjana (collecting and immersing bones/ashes) connected with dharma-śāstric observance.