Shloka 93

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

Devanagari script

प्रद्युम्नायानिरुद्धाय श्रीधराय च विष्णवे । पंचतीर्थ्यां नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मलोके नयेत्पितॄन् ॥ ९३ ॥

Transliteration

pradyumnāyāniruddhāya śrīdharāya ca viṣṇave | paṃcatīrthyāṃ naraḥ snātvā brahmaloke nayetpitṝn || 93 ||

Translation

Sesiapa yang mandi di Pañcatīrthī lalu memuji Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Śrīdhara dan Viṣṇu, nescaya dapat menghantar para leluhur (pitṛ) ke alam Brahmā (Brahmaloka).

Word by Word

• प्रद्युम्नाय: to Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• अनिरुद्धाय: to Aniruddha
• अनिरुद्धाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• श्रीधराय: to Śrīdhara
• श्रीधराय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• पञ्चतीर्थ्याम्: at the Pañcatīrthī (five sacred fords)
• पञ्चतीर्थ्याम्: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चतीर्थी (प्रातिपदिक: पञ्च + तीर्थी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पञ्चानां तीर्थानां समाहार/सम्बन्धः)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having bathed’

• ब्रह्मलोके: in Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोके: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक: ब्रह्मन् + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः लोकः)

• नयेत्: should lead
• नयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पितṝन्: the ancestors
• पितṝन्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Pradyumna
• Aniruddha
• Sridhar(a)
• Pitrs
• Brahmaloka

FAQs

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

It links tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing at Pañcatīrthī) with Viṣṇu-centered devotion and declares a specific fruit: the upliftment of one’s Pitṛs to Brahmaloka.

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

Bhakti is expressed through praising Viṣṇu in his revered forms/titles (Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Śrīdhara). The tīrtha act becomes spiritually potent when joined to Viṣṇu-smaraṇa and stuti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual praxis (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: performing snāna at a prescribed tīrtha with appropriate deity-invocation for a defined result (phala) connected to Pitṛ-related rites.