Shloka 60

Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites

Gaṅgā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

सर्वदानेषु यत्पुण्यं सर्वयज्ञेषु यत्फलम् । तपोव्रतेषु पुण्येषु यत्फलं परिकीर्तितम् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

sarvadāneṣu yatpuṇyaṃ sarvayajñeṣu yatphalam | tapovrateṣu puṇyeṣu yatphalaṃ parikīrtitam || 60 ||

Translation

எல்லா தானங்களிலும் உண்டாகும் புண்ணியம், எல்லா யாகங்களிலும் கிடைக்கும் பலன், மேலும் புனிதத் தவம்-விரதங்களில் கூறப்பட்ட பயன்—அவை அனைத்தும் (இதனால்) பெறப்படும்.

Word by Word

• सर्व-दानेषु: in all gifts/charities
• सर्व-दानेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम् / Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Locative plural

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम् / Relativizer)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative ‘whatever/that which’ (agreeing with पुण्यम्)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Pradhāna-artha (प्रधानार्थः / Thing spoken of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative singular

• सर्व-यज्ञेषु: in all sacrifices
• सर्व-यज्ञेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम् / Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Locative plural

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम् / Relativizer)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative (agreeing with फलम्)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Pradhāna-artha (प्रधानार्थः / Thing spoken of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative singular

• तपः-व्रतेषु: in austerities and vows
• तपः-व्रतेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम् / Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Locative plural; ‘in austerities and vows’

• पुण्येषु: meritorious
• पुण्येषु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम् / Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Locative plural; qualifying तपोव्रतेषु

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम् / Relativizer)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative (agreeing with फलम्)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Pradhāna-artha (प्रधानार्थः / Thing spoken of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परिकीर्तितम्: has been proclaimed
• परिकीर्तितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया / Predicative verbal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय; past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘has been proclaimed’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It compresses the entire scale of religious merit—charity (dāna), sacrifice (yajña), and austerity/vows (tapas-vrata)—and states that the teaching/context at hand grants the same comprehensive spiritual fruit.

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

By equating diverse karmic merits into a single, superior result, it supports the Purāṇic theme that devotion and dharmic observances (often centered on Hari/Vishnu and tīrthas) can concentrate and surpass the scattered fruits of many separate rites.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual reasoning (kalpa) is implied: the verse classifies results (phala) of dāna, yajña, and vrata, reflecting the Vedic framework of actions and their prescribed fruits rather than a technical focus on grammar or astrology.