Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

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Purāṇa

Devanagari script

प्रेतकृत्यविचारश्च सर्पिडीकरणोक्तयः । प्रेतत्वमोक्षणाख्यानं दानानि च विमुक्तये ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

pretakṛtyavicāraśca sarpiḍīkaraṇoktayaḥ | pretatvamokṣaṇākhyānaṃ dānāni ca vimuktaye || 25 ||

Translation

ഇതിൽ പ്രേതകൃത്യങ്ങളുടെ വിചാരവും, പിണ്ഡീകരണവിധികളും, പ്രേതത്വമോചനത്തിന്റെ കഥനവും, വിമുക്തിക്കായുള്ള ദാനങ്ങളും പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• प्रेत-कृत्य-विचारः: consideration of the rites for a preta
• प्रेत-कृत्य-विचारः: Karta (कर्ता) (topic/item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेत (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (प्रेतस्य कृत्यस्य विचारः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-अव्यय

• सर्पि-डीकरण-उक्तयः: statements/instructions on making (offerings) into ghee (sarpiḍīkaraṇa)
• सर्पि-डीकरण-उक्तयः: Karta (कर्ता) (topic/item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्पिस्/सर्पि (प्रातिपदिक) + डीकरण (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्पिडीकरणस्य उक्तयः)

• प्रेतत्व-मोक्षण-आख्यानम्: account of release from pretahood
• प्रेतत्व-मोक्षण-आख्यानम्: Karta (कर्ता) (topic/item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेतत्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मोक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (प्रेतत्वस्य मोक्षणस्य आख्यानम्)

• दानानि: gifts; donations
• दानानि: Karta (कर्ता) / Karma (कर्म) (items listed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-अव्यय

• विमुक्तये: for liberation
• विमुक्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents in Anukramanika style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It signals that the text includes śrāddha-related guidance—post-death rites, piṇḍīkaraṇa, and dāna—framed as supports for the departed and as aids toward release (vimukti).

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes compassionate, dharmic action (proper rites and charity) as a supportive limb of spiritual life, which in Purāṇic framing is harmonized with devotion and surrender as part of a righteous path.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and dharma-practice (kalpa/ācāra in a broad sense): it points to structured funeral/ancestral rites (piṇḍīkaraṇa, śrāddha) and prescribed dānas as practical religious duties.