Shloka 6

Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites

Gaṅgā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

पितृलोकेषु ये केचित्सर्वेषां पितरः स्थिताः । तर्प्यमाणाः परां तृप्तिं यांति गंगाजलैः शुभैः ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

pitṛlokeṣu ye kecitsarveṣāṃ pitaraḥ sthitāḥ | tarpyamāṇāḥ parāṃ tṛptiṃ yāṃti gaṃgājalaiḥ śubhaiḥ || 6 ||

Translation

ปิตฤทั้งปวงผู้สถิตในแดนปิตฤ ไม่ว่าท่านใด เมื่อได้รับตัรปณะด้วยน้ำคงคาอันเป็นมงคล ย่อมบรรลุความอิ่มเอิบสูงสุด

Word by Word

• पितृलोकेषु: in the ancestral worlds
• पितृलोकेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: 'पितॄणां लोकाः' = worlds of the ancestors

• ये: who
• ये: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम) + चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun) — 'some'

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (of all)

• पितरः: ancestors
• पितरः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्थिताः: abiding
• स्थिताः: क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — 'situated/abiding'

• तर्प्यमाणाः: being satisfied
• तर्प्यमाणाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त, वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्/यमान (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — 'being satisfied (by offerings)'

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तृप्तिम्)

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यान्ति: attain/go to
• यान्ति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• गङ्गाजलैः: by Ganga water
• गङ्गाजलैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा-जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: 'गङ्गायाः जलम्' = water of the Ganga

• शुभैः: auspicious
• शुभैः: करण-विशेषण (Qualifier of instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying गङ्गाजलैः)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the context of Ganga-mahatmya in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It declares the exceptional purifying power of Gaṅgā-jala in Pitṛ-kārya: when used for tarpaṇa, it reaches the Pitṛs in their realm and grants them the highest satisfaction, highlighting Gaṅgā as a foremost tīrtha in Uttara-Bhāga.

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

By honoring the Pitṛs through sacred Gaṅgā water, the practitioner aligns family duty with reverence for a divine tīrtha; such śraddhā-filled ritual becomes a devotional act that supports purity and dharmic living, which are favorable to bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to ritual application (kalpa/ācāra) within śrāddha and tarpaṇa—specifically the use of tīrtha-water (Gaṅgā-jala) as a sanctifying medium in ancestral offerings.