Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

रामतीर्थं त्वत्रजातं सर्वलोकसुपावनम् । जन्मांतरसहस्रैस्तु यत्कृतं पातकं नरैः ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

rāmatīrthaṃ tvatrajātaṃ sarvalokasupāvanam | janmāṃtarasahasraistu yatkṛtaṃ pātakaṃ naraiḥ || 6 ||

Translation

ഇവിടെ ഉദ്ഭവിച്ച ഈ ‘രാമതീർത്ഥം’ സർവലോകങ്ങൾക്കും അത്യന്തം പാവനമാണ്. മനുഷ്യർ ആയിരം ജന്മാന്തരങ്ങളിൽ ചെയ്ത പാപം എല്ലാം—

Word by Word

• रामतीर्थम्: Rāma-tīrtha
• रामतीर्थम्: कर्म/विषय (Topic/Object by context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (रामस्य तीर्थम्)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• अत्रजातम्: arisen here
• अत्रजातम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अत्र-जात (प्रातिपदिक; √जन् (धातु) से क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; अव्ययीभाव (अत्र जातम् = here-born/arisen here)

• सर्वलोकसुपावनम्: highly purifying for all worlds
• सर्वलोकसुपावनम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-लोक-सु-पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष-श्रृंखला): सर्वेषां लोकानां सुपावनम्

• जन्म-अन्तर-सहस्रैः: by (through) thousands of other births
• जन्म-अन्तर-सहस्रैः: करण/अवधि (Instrumental/extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्म + अन्तर + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (जन्मान्तराणां सहस्रैः = by thousands of other births)

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/contrast)

• यत्: which/whatever
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative)

• कृतम्: committed
• कृतम्: विशेषण (Adjectival to पातकम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘done/committed’

• पातकम्: sin
• पातकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• नरैः: by men
• नरैः: कर्ता (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Rama-tirtha

FAQs

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

It declares Rama-tīrtha to be a supremely purifying sacred place whose merit can eradicate sins accumulated across many births, highlighting the power of tīrtha-mahātmya in Uttara-bhāga.

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

By centering purification on “Rama-tīrtha,” it implies that approaching a place sanctified by Rama with श्रद्धा (faith) and reverence supports bhakti—devotional contact (darśana/sevā) becomes a means of inner cleansing.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse primarily reflects ritual-practice (tīrtha-yātrā, snāna, prāyaścitta) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; it supports Dharma-śāstric application of pilgrimage as an expiation framework.