Shloka 27

Procedure for the Guḍa-dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift; Ten Dhenu-dānas; Yearlong Gaṅgā Worship and Darśana

Devanagari script

यथाश्रद्धं प्रदातव्या भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदाः । अनेकयज्ञफलदाः सर्वपापहराः शुभाः ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

yathāśraddhaṃ pradātavyā bhuktimuktiphalapradāḥ | anekayajñaphaladāḥ sarvapāpaharāḥ śubhāḥ || 27 ||

Translation

यथाश्रद्धं यथाशक्ति च प्रदातव्याः; भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदाः, अनेकयज्ञफलदाः, सर्वपापहराः शुभाः॥

Word by Word

• yathā-śraddham: according to one’s faith
• yathā-śraddham: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययार्थे (adverbial) = ‘according to faith/devotion’

• pradātavyāḥ: should be given
• pradātavyāḥ: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√dā (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle) = ‘to be given’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (agreeing with implied ‘dhenavaḥ/vasūni’ etc.)

• bhukti-mukti-phala-pradāḥ: granting the fruits of enjoyment and liberation
• bhukti-mukti-phala-pradāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘bhukti-mukti-phalāni pradadāti’ (giver of fruits of enjoyment and liberation)

• aneka-yajña-phala-dāḥ: giving the fruit of many sacrifices
• aneka-yajña-phala-dāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘anekeṣāṃ yajñānāṃ phalaṃ dadāti’

• sarva-pāpa-harāḥ: removing all sins
• sarva-pāpa-harāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘sarvāṇi pāpāni harati’

• śubhāḥ: auspicious
• śubhāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga context of tirtha/merit and dharmic giving)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Encouraging assurance: give according to faith/capacity; the verse crescendos into strong phala—bhukti, mukti, many-yajña equivalence, and sin-removal."}

FAQs

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

It elevates dharmic giving (dāna) done with sincere śraddhā as a powerful means that purifies sin and can yield both prosperity (bhukti) and liberation (mukti).

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

By emphasizing śraddhā (faithful intent) over mere display, it aligns action with devotion—offering according to one’s capacity becomes a bhakti-infused dharmic practice that leads to auspicious spiritual results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual pragmatics linked to Kalpa (procedure of dharmic acts): giving should match one’s śraddhā and ability, and such properly performed acts are said to confer yajña-like merit.