Vamana Purana — Nakshatra-Purusha Vrata, Shloka 64

The Nakshatra-Purusha Vrata: Worship of Vishnu’s Body as the Constellations

Devanagari script

गयायां तीर्थजुष्टायां स्नात्वा शौचसमन्वितः मम नाम समुद्दिश्य पिण्डनिर्वपणं कुरु

Transliteration

gayāyāṃ tīrthajuṣṭāyāṃ snātvā śaucasamanvitaḥ mama nāma samuddiśya piṇḍanirvapaṇaṃ kuru

Translation

தீர்த்தமாகப் போற்றப்படும் கயாவில் நீராடி, தூய்மையுடன் இருந்து, என் நாமத்தை உச்சரித்து பிண்ட நிர்வபணம் (பிண்டதானம்) செய்.

Speakers

• Pretapāla instructing the merchant’s son; Nārada is the framed listener in the narration.

Key Themes

• Gayā-śrāddha and ancestral rites
• Tīrtha as a means of liberation/relief for the departed
• Ritual purity (śauca) as prerequisite for offerings
• Name-invocation (nāma-samuddeśa) in śrāddha intention-setting

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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