Shloka 82

The Glory of Śrāddha at Sacred Fords and the Determination of the Kutapa Time

Devanagari script

येषु तीर्थेषु यच्छ्राद्धं तत्कोटिगुणमिष्यते । गयायां यत्तु वै श्राद्धं तच्छ्राद्धमपवर्गदम्

Transliteration

yeṣu tīrtheṣu yacchrāddhaṃ tatkoṭiguṇamiṣyate | gayāyāṃ yattu vai śrāddhaṃ tacchrāddhamapavargadam

Translation

ଯେଉଁ ତୀର୍ଥଗୁଡ଼ିକରେ ଯେ ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ କରାଯାଏ, ତାହା କୋଟିଗୁଣ ଫଳଦାୟକ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ; କିନ୍ତୁ ଗୟାରେ କରାଯାଇଥିବା ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଅପବର୍ଗ (ମୋକ୍ଷ) ଦେଇଥାଏ।

Word by Word

• yeṣu: in which
• yeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Neuter (or Masculine), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• tīrtheṣu: in sacred places
• tīrtheṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (correlative)

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (correlative)

• koṭi-guṇam: crore-fold
• koṭi-guṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: koṭyā guṇam ‘having a crore-fold multiplier’; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; used predicatively

• iṣyate: is regarded (as)
• iṣyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्) present indicative, Ātmanepada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Singular; passive-like sense ‘is considered/held’

• gayāyām: in Gayā
• gayāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Emphasis particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic

• śrāddham: śrāddha
• śrāddham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (correlative)

• śrāddham: śrāddha
• śrāddham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular

• apavarga-dam: granting liberation
• apavarga-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apavarga (प्रातिपदिक) + da (धातु)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: apavargaṃ dadāti ‘gives liberation’; Kṛdanta: present participial adjective (द/दत्-प्रत्यय in sense of ‘giver’); Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular qualifying śrāddham

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice in the chapter context not provided in input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: yat+śrāddham → yacchrāddham; tat+koṭiguṇam → tatkoṭiguṇam; yat+tu → yattu; tat+śrāddham → tacchrāddham; tacchrāddham+apavargadam → tacchrāddhamapavargadam.

Characters & Entities

• Gayā

FAQs

What does this verse say about performing śrāddha at different tīrthas?

It states that śrāddha done at certain pilgrimage places yields merit multiplied a crore-fold, indicating exceptional spiritual efficacy tied to tīrthas.

Why is Gayā singled out in this verse?

Gayā is presented as uniquely potent: śrāddha performed there is described as apavarga-dam—capable of granting liberation (mokṣa), not merely increased merit.

What is the ethical or spiritual takeaway for practitioners?

The verse encourages faithful performance of ancestral rites and highlights that sacred geography (tīrthas)—especially Gayā—can intensify the spiritual fruit, culminating in the ideal of liberation.