Shloka 2

The Greatness of Offering Piṇḍas at Viṣṇvādipada (Viṣṇupada) — Gayā Śrāddha Procedure and Fruits

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा तु ब्रह्मसरसि श्राद्धं कुर्यात्सपिंडकम् । स्नानं करोमि तीर्थेऽस्मिन्नृणत्रयविमुक्तये ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

snātvā tu brahmasarasi śrāddhaṃ kuryātsapiṃḍakam | snānaṃ karomi tīrthe'sminnṛṇatrayavimuktaye || 2 ||

Translation

Sesudah mandi di Tasik Brahma (Brahma-saras), hendaklah dilakukan śrāddha dengan persembahan kepada kaum sapinda (kerabat seketurunan). Sambil melafazkan, “Aku mandi di tīrtha suci ini untuk terbebas daripada tiga hutang,” hendaklah ia menunaikan mandi di tempat suci ini.

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; ‘having bathed’

• तु: indeed, then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle)

• ब्रह्म-सरसि: in the Brahma lake
• ब्रह्म-सरसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘in Brahma-lake’

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should do’

• स-पिण्डकम्: with piṇḍa-offerings
• स-पिण्डकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत् ‘with’) + पिण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव ‘with piṇḍa (offerings)’; qualifies श्राद्धम्

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• करोमि: I perform
• करोमि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘I do’

• तीर्थे: in the sacred place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; demonstrative ‘in this’ (qualifies tīrthe)

• ऋण-त्रय-विमुक्तये: for release from the three debts
• ऋण-त्रय-विमुक्तये: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋण (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक) + विमुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘for liberation from the three debts’

Speaker

Narada (teaching tīrtha-māhātmya and ritual procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It links tīrtha-snāna with pitṛ-kārya: bathing at Brahma-sarasa and performing sapiṇḍa-śrāddha is presented as a means to cleanse obligations and gain release from ṛṇa-traya (debts to gods, sages, and ancestors).

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

While not explicitly naming Vishnu-bhakti, it frames devotion as dharmic service—honoring pitṛs and approaching a tīrtha with a liberating sankalpa—showing that reverent ritual action can support inner purification that complements bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa) is emphasized: performing śrāddha with piṇḍa to sapindas and using a clear sankalpa for ṛṇa-traya-vimukti—core applied knowledge for ancestral rites within smārta-vaidika practice.