Shloka 68

Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites

Gaṅgā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

पनसैर्बिल्ववृक्षैश्च कदंबाश्वत्थपाटलैः । आम्रैस्तालैर्नागरंगैर्वृक्षैरन्यैश्च संयुतम् ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

panasairbilvavṛkṣaiśca kadaṃbāśvatthapāṭalaiḥ | āmraistālairnāgaraṃgairvṛkṣairanyaiśca saṃyutam || 68 ||

Translation

ထိုနေရာသည် ပနသ (သစ်သီးပင်) နှင့် ဘိလွ (bilva) ပင်များဖြင့် အလှဆင်ထားပြီး၊ ကဒမ္ဗ၊ အရှွတ္ထ (aśvattha) နှင့် ပါဋလ (pāṭala) ပင်များလည်း ပါဝင်သည်။ သရက်ပင်၊ ထန်းပင်၊ နာဂရင်္ဂ (citron/လိမ္မော်မျိုး) ပင်များနှင့် အခြားသစ်ပင်မျိုးစုံတို့ဖြင့်လည်း ပြည့်စုံသည်။

Word by Word

• पनसैः: with jackfruit (trees)
• पनसैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental case, Plural

• बिल्ववृक्षैः: with bilva trees
• बिल्ववृक्षैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बिल्वस्य वृक्षाः)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात — conjunction ‘and’

• कदंब: kadamba (trees)
• कदंब: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदंब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण) — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural (as first member in compound)

• अश्वत्थ: aśvattha (peepal) (trees)
• अश्वत्थ: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण) — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural (as first member in compound)

• पाटलैः: with pāṭala (trees)
• पाटलैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाटल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; (कदंब-अश्वत्थ-पाटलैः इति समाहार-निर्देश)

• आम्रैः: with mango (trees)
• आम्रैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तालैः: with palmyra (trees)
• तालैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• नागरंगैः: with nāgaraṅga (citron/orange) trees
• नागरंगैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागरङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वृक्षैः: with trees
• वृक्षैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अन्यैः: with other
• अन्यैः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; विशेषणं वृक्षैः इत्यस्य — adjective qualifying ‘trees’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात — conjunction ‘and’

• संयुतम्: joined/filled/combined (with)
• संयुतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) → संयुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past passive participle; Neuter, Nom./Acc. Singular; (वर्ण्य-वस्तु/आवासं वा) विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narada (describing a sacred place/kshetra within a Tirtha-Mahatmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

The verse marks the kṣetra as a divinely endowed sacred landscape (puṇya-deśa), where the presence of auspicious trees—especially bilva and aśvattha—signals sanctity and supports tirtha-sevā (service to a holy place) through darśana, circumambulation, and worship.

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

By portraying the holy site as naturally filled with worship-associated trees (notably bilva, commonly offered in pūjā), the verse frames bhakti as embodied practice—visiting, remembering, and revering a consecrated environment that turns the mind toward the Lord through sacred association (saṅga) and remembrance (smṛti).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught in this verse; it instead supports ritual culture by identifying sacred flora used in pūjā and vrata observances (e.g., bilva leaves), which aligns with applied dharma in tirtha contexts.