Shloka 13

Devanagari script

वायसाः प्रतिगृह्णन्तु भूमौ पिंडं मयार्पितम् । ततः स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत ब्रह्मतीर्थे कुशान्वितः ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

vāyasāḥ pratigṛhṇantu bhūmau piṃḍaṃ mayārpitam | tataḥ snānaṃ prakurvīta brahmatīrthe kuśānvitaḥ || 13 ||

Translation

ຂໍໃຫ້ນົກກາຮັບເອົາປິນດາ (ກ້ອນເຂົ້າ) ທີ່ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ຖວາຍໄວ້ເທິງດິນ. ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ ຄວນອາບນ້ຳທີ່ ພຣະຕີຣຖາພຣະພຣົມ (Brahmatīrtha) ໂດຍຖືຫຍ້າຄຸຊະອັນສັກສິດ.

Word by Word

• वायसाः: crows
• वायसाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रतिगृह्णन्तु: let (them) accept
• प्रतिगृह्णन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पिण्डम्: rice-ball (piṇḍa offering)
• पिण्डम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr̥ (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अर्पितम्: offered
• अर्पितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्प् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); पिण्डम् इति विशेषण

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रकुर्वीत: should perform
• प्रकुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद

• ब्रह्मतीर्थे: at the Brahma-tīrtha
• ब्रह्मतीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Determinative): ब्रह्मणः तीर्थम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुश-अन्वितः: accompanied by kuśa grass
• कुश-अन्वितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Determinative): कुशैः अन्वितः/कुशयुक्तः; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction on tirtha-ritual procedure, traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Begins with a solemn offering for the departed (piṇḍa to crows) and resolves into purification through bathing at a named tīrtha with ritual composure."}

Characters & Entities

• Brahmatirtha
• Vayasa (crows)
• Kusha

FAQs

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

It gives a tirtha-based ritual sequence: offering a piṇḍa (ancestral oblation) so it is accepted through an accepted medium (crows), followed by purificatory bathing at Brahmatīrtha with kuśa—uniting pitr-duty (pitr̥-ṛṇa) with tirtha-śuddhi.

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

Though primarily ritual, it reflects bhakti as reverent obedience to dharma—serving ancestors and honoring a sacred tirtha as part of a Vishnu-aligned life of purity and gratitude.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the piṇḍa offering protocol, the use of kuśa grass as a ritual implement, and the prescribed sequence of acts culminating in tirtha-snāna for purification.