Shloka 65

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

दश त्रिंशच्च तान्पूर्वान्पितॄनेव तथापरान् । उद्धरत्येव संसारान्मंत्रेणानेन पूजिता ॥ ६५ ॥

Transliteration

daśa triṃśacca tānpūrvānpitṝneva tathāparān | uddharatyeva saṃsārānmaṃtreṇānena pūjitā || 65 ||

Translation

ଏହି ମନ୍ତ୍ରରେ ପୂଜିତା ହେଲେ ସେ ଦେବୀ ଦଶ ଓ ତ୍ରିଂଶତ୍ ପୁରୁଷ ପୂର୍ବଜ ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିଶ୍ଚୟେ ସଂସାରବନ୍ଧନରୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• दश: ten
• दश: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषण (numeral adjective); पुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (plural) — 'तान्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• त्रिंशत्: thirty
• त्रिंशत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — 'तान्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

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

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• पूर्वान्: former/earlier
• पूर्वान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — 'पितॄन्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पितॄन्: ancestors (fathers)
• पितॄन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• इव: as/like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यार्थक/एवमेव-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• अपरान्: others/later
• अपरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — 'तान्' (अथवा 'पितॄन्') इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• उद्धरति: lifts up/delivers
• उद्धरति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• संसारान्: worldly beings/existences
• संसारान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• मन्त्रेण: by the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — करण (instrument)

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम्/एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — 'मन्त्रेण' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पूजिता: (she) worshipped
• पूजिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — कर्तृपद-विशेषण (she who is worshipped)

Speaker

Narada (teaching, in a Tirtha-Mahatmya context; dialogue tradition commonly framed with Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs (ancestors)
• Mantra (sacred formula)

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-centered worship has trans-generational spiritual efficacy, extending merit and deliverance to one’s ancestors and helping free them from the cycle of saṃsāra.

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

By emphasizing pūjā performed with a specific mantra, it highlights focused devotional practice (mantra-bhakti) as a powerful means to benefit both the worshipper and their lineage.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to correct mantra-prayoga (application of sacred formula) and ritual procedure—areas informed by Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar) for accurate recitation, central to effective pūjā.