Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

अग्निदग्धाश्च ये केचिन्नाग्निदग्धास्तथा परे । विद्युच्चौरहता ये च तेभ्यः पिंडं ददाम्यहम् ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

agnidagdhāśca ye kecinnāgnidagdhāstathā pare | vidyuccaurahatā ye ca tebhyaḥ piṃḍaṃ dadāmyaham || 41 ||

Translation

မီးလောင်၍ သေဆုံးသူတို့၊ မီးမလောင်ဘဲ သေဆုံးသူတို့၊ ထို့ပြင် မိုးကြိုးထိ၍ သေဆုံးသူတို့ သို့မဟုတ် သူခိုးတို့က သတ်ဖြတ်ခံရသူတို့အား ဤပိဏ္ဍကို ကျွန်ုပ် ပူဇော်ပါသည်။

Word by Word

• अग्नि-दग्धाः: burnt by fire
• अग्नि-दग्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + दग्ध (कृदन्त; √दह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/करण-तत्पुरुष (अग्निना दग्धाः)

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

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• अग्नि-दग्धाः: burnt by fire
• अग्नि-दग्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + दग्ध (कृदन्त; √दह् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (अग्निना दग्धाः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus/likewise)

• परे: others
• परे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेष्यरूपेण (others)

• विद्युत्-चौर-हताः: killed by lightning or by thieves
• विद्युत्-चौर-हताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक) + चौर (प्रातिपदिक) + हत (कृदन्त; √हन् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (विद्युत्-हताः च चौर-हताः च)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• तेभ्यः: to them
• तेभ्यः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (to/for them)

• पिण्डम्: piṇḍa offering
• पिण्डम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु) (दा-दान)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in a śrāddha/ancestral-offering context, instructing the proper scope of piṇḍa-dāna)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It widens the compassionate scope of śrāddha by affirming that piṇḍa offerings may be dedicated to departed persons regardless of the manner of death—cremated, uncremated, or victims of sudden/violent ends—so their pitṛ-related rites are not neglected.

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

While primarily ritual-focused, it supports bhakti in practice by treating ancestral service (pitṛ-sevā) as a dharmic act performed with reverence and dedication—an offering-minded discipline aligned with devotional purity and responsibility.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is emphasized: the verse classifies eligibility for piṇḍa-dāna across different death circumstances, guiding correct śrāddha performance within dharma-śāstra style ritual categories.