Shloka 104

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

Devanagari script

द्वितीयदिवसे कृत्यं मया ते समुदाहृतम् । स्नानतर्पणपिंडार्चानत्याद्यैः पितृसौख्यदम् ॥ १०४ ॥

Transliteration

dvitīyadivase kṛtyaṃ mayā te samudāhṛtam | snānatarpaṇapiṃḍārcānatyādyaiḥ pitṛsaukhyadam || 104 ||

Translation

ಎರಡನೇ ದಿನ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾದ ಕೃತ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಾನು ನಿನಗೆ ಸಮ್ಯಕವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದೇನೆ—ಸ್ನಾನ, ತರ್ಪಣ, ಪಿಂಡದಾನ, ಪಿಂಡಾರ್ಚನೆ ಮೊದಲಾದವುಗಳು ಪಿತೃಗಳಿಗೆ ಸುಖತೃಪ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತವೆ।

Word by Word

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

• कृत्यम्: the rite to be done
• कृत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘duty/rite to be done’ (context: object of ‘said’)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘by me’

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

• समुदाहृतम्: has been expounded
• समुदाहृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उद् + आ + हृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘has been declared/expounded’

• स्नान-तर्पण-पिण्ड-अर्चन-अति-आद्यैः: by bathing, tarpaṇa, piṇḍa-offering, worship, etc.
• स्नान-तर्पण-पिण्ड-अर्चन-अति-आद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक) + पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + अति (अव्यय) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व-प्रायः; ‘by (means of) bathing, tarpaṇa, piṇḍa-offering, worship, etc.’

• पितृ-सौख्य-दम्: giving happiness to the ancestors
• पितृ-सौख्य-दम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष ‘giver of happiness to the ancestors’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs (Ancestors)

FAQs

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

It frames second-day śrāddha duties—snāna, tarpaṇa, and piṇḍa-offering—as acts that directly generate pitṛ-saukhyam (contentment of the ancestors), emphasizing continuity of dharma through ancestral rites.

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

While primarily ritual-focused, it supports bhakti indirectly by teaching reverential duty (seva) through prescribed karma; honoring Pitṛs is treated as a dharmic expression aligned with a devotee’s disciplined life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights kalpa-style ritual procedure—sequencing of śrāddha acts like snāna, tarpaṇa, and piṇḍārcā—reflecting applied Vedic ritual science (Kalpa/Vedāṅga orientation).