Shloka 21

The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas

Devanagari script

लड्डुकाश्च प्रदातव्या एतानुद्दिश्य वाडवे । एतेन चैव कृत्येन सिद्धिमाञ्जायते नरः ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

laḍḍukāśca pradātavyā etānuddiśya vāḍave | etena caiva kṛtyena siddhimāñjāyate naraḥ || 21 ||

Translation

Hendaklah dipersembahkan laddu (kuih manis upacara) dengan menujukannya kepada Vaḍava, api bawah samudera. Dengan amalan ini sahaja, seseorang dikurniai siddhi, kejayaan rohani.

Word by Word

• लड्डुकाः: laddus (sweet balls)
• लड्डुकाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लड्डुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रदातव्याः: should be given
• प्रदातव्याः: Vidhi (विधि/obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/obligative), तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘to be given/should be given’

• एतान्: these (them)
• एतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• उद्दिश्य: having addressed (to)
• उद्दिश्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद्-√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having indicated/addressed (to)’

• वाडवे: to Vāḍava (a being/deity)
• वाडवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाडव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• एतेन: by this
• एतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कृत्येन: by the act/rite
• कृत्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सिद्धिमान्: successful, endowed with attainment
• सिद्धिमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (possessive adj.)

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a tirtha-mahātmya/ritual instruction context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vaḍava (Badavā) Agni

FAQs

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

It teaches that a simple, correctly dedicated offering (uddiśya) made according to dharma—here, laddus offered to Vaḍava Agni—becomes a means of siddhi (spiritual accomplishment) through disciplined ritual action.

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

Bhakti is expressed through sincere, intentional offering: dedicating food (naivedya-like dana) to a sacred cosmic power with reverence. The verse emphasizes inner intention (uddiśya) joined to outward worship as a devotional act.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application aligned with Kalpa (procedural discipline of rites): specifying what is to be offered (laddus), the dedicatory intention (uddiśya), and the intended deity/cosmic principle (Vaḍava Agni) to obtain a stated result (siddhi).