Shloka 22

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

पुष्पैः फलैश्च विविधैरिंद्रस्यैति सलोकताम् । पितृपक्षे चतुर्द्दश्यां पूजयित्वा यथेश्वरम् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

puṣpaiḥ phalaiśca vividhairiṃdrasyaiti salokatām | pitṛpakṣe caturddaśyāṃ pūjayitvā yatheśvaram || 22 ||

Translation

ಪಿತೃಪಕ್ಷದ ಚತುರ್ದಶಿಯಂದು ನಾನಾವಿಧ ಪುಷ್ಪ-ಫಲಗಳಿಂದ ಯಥಾವಿಧಿ ಈಶ್ವರನನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸಿದರೆ, ಇಂದ್ರನ ಸಲೋಕತೆಯನ್ನು (ಇಂದ್ರಲೋಕವಾಸ) ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ।

Word by Word

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural); (पुष्पैः फलैः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• एति: goes/attains
• एति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• स-लोकताम्: the state of being in the same world (with him)
• स-लोकताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + लोकता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (सह/समेतार्थे), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• पितृपक्षे: in the Pitṛpakṣa (fortnight for ancestors)
• पितृपक्षे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ-पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Purvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having worshipped)

• यथा-ईश्वरम्: as is proper for the Lord / duly to the Lord
• यथा-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; यथा (indeclinable ‘according to/as’) + ईश्वरम् (object); समस्तपदम् अव्ययवत् प्रयुक्तम्

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Ishvara

FAQs

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

It presents a phala-śruti: sincere, rule-based worship of Īśvara during Pitṛpakṣa—using simple offerings like flowers and fruits—yields a defined heavenly merit, namely Indra-loka salokatā.

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

Bhakti is shown as accessible and practical: offering flowers and fruits with proper reverence (yathā-īśvaram) is treated as effective worship, producing auspicious spiritual results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) and basic tithi-based observance are implied: performing pūjā specifically on Pitṛpakṣa Caturdaśī reflects time-sensitive ritual discipline.