Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

उत्तरान्मानसान्मौनी व्रजेहक्षिणमानसम् । उदीचीतीर्थमित्युक्तं ततोदीच्यां विमुक्तिदम् ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

uttarānmānasānmaunī vrajehakṣiṇamānasam | udīcītīrthamityuktaṃ tatodīcyāṃ vimuktidam || 74 ||

Translation

ഉത്തര-മാനസത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മൗനിവ്രതനായ തപസ്വി ദക്ഷിണ-മാനസത്തിലേക്ക് പോകണം. ഇതിനെ ‘ഉദീചീ തീർത്ഥം’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു; തുടർന്ന് ഉത്തരദേശത്ത് ഇത് മോക്ഷദായകമാണ്॥७४॥

Word by Word

• उत्तरात्: from the northern (side/place)
• उत्तरात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; ‘from the northern (place)’

• मानसात्: from Mānasa
• मानसात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• मौनी: a silent/muni-like person
• मौनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘one observing silence’

• व्रज: go
• व्रज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• दक्षिणमानसम्: Dakṣiṇa-mānasa (the southern Mānasa)
• दक्षिणमानसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (दक्षिणं मानसम्)

• उदीचीतीर्थम्: the Udīcī-tīrtha (northward sacred ford)
• उदीचीतीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदीची + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (उदीची तीर्थम्)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्तम्: is said/called
• उक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘then/from there’

• उदीच्याम्: in the Udīcī (northward region/ford)
• उदीच्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदीची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• विमुक्तिदम्: granting liberation
• विमुक्तिदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुक्ति + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (विमुक्तिं ददाति इति)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya context, traditionally within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Mānasarovara
• Udīcī Tīrtha

FAQs

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

It presents Udīcī Tīrtha as a liberation-oriented pilgrimage practice: moving through sacred geography with ascetic discipline (mauna) and culminating in a northern region described as vimukti-dam, “bestowing release.”

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

While not explicitly naming Viṣṇu-bhakti, it supports bhakti in the Purāṇic sense by prescribing reverent tirtha-sevā and self-restraint (mauna) as devotional disciplines that purify the mind and orient the seeker toward mokṣa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly reflects tīrtha-vidhi (pilgrimage procedure) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it emphasizes vrata-discipline (mauna) and directional/sacred-topographical guidance used in Purāṇic ritual manuals.