Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तेषामपीह पितरः पितॄणां पितरस्तथा । तथा मातामहा यांति मातुर्ये जनकादयः ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

teṣāmapīha pitaraḥ pitṝṇāṃ pitarastathā | tathā mātāmahā yāṃti māturye janakādayaḥ || 14 ||

Translation

ତାଙ୍କର ଏଠାରେ ପିତାମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କର ପିତାମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ଏବଂ ମାତୃପକ୍ଷର ମାତାମହମାନେ—ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ମାଆଙ୍କ ବାପା ଆଦି—ମଧ୍ୟ (ସେ ଫଳ) ପାଆନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• इह: here
• इह: Deshadhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• पितरः: fathers/ancestors
• पितरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• पितॄणाम्: of the fathers (ancestors)
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• पितरः: fathers (of those fathers)
• पितरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• मातामहाः: maternal grandfathers
• मातामहाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• यान्ति: go/attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मातुः: of the mother
• मातुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural (relative pronoun)

• जनक-आदयः: the father and others (maternal relatives)
• जनक-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; ‘and others beginning with the father’

Speaker

Suta (narrating Narada Purana discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (continues the previously stated Hari-vāsara upavāsa result)

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Quiet assurance: the merit’s reach expands outward through paternal and maternal ancestral lines."}

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs
• Mataamaha
• Janaka (father)

FAQs

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

It teaches that śrāddha/tarpaṇa offerings are not limited to one person: the merit and satisfaction extend through multiple generations, including both paternal and maternal ancestral lines.

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

In a Purāṇic framework, honoring Pitṛs is part of dharma that supports a sāttvika life; such disciplined dharma becomes supportive ground for stable Vishnu-bhakti, even when the verse itself is primarily ritual-focused.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) in specifying eligibility/recipients of offerings—clarifying that rites are directed to ancestors across paternal and maternal lineages.