Shloka 64

Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites

Gaṅgā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

ददाति द्विजमुख्याय सोऽपि लोकेषु पूज्यते । अन्नदानाद्विष्णुलोकं शैवं वै तिलदानतः ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

dadāti dvijamukhyāya so'pi lokeṣu pūjyate | annadānādviṣṇulokaṃ śaivaṃ vai tiladānataḥ || 64 ||

Translation

ผู้ใดถวายทานแก่พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐ ผู้นั้นย่อมเป็นที่สักการะในโลกทั้งหลาย การให้อาหารย่อมถึงวิษณุโลก และการให้เมล็ดงาย่อมถึงศิวโลกโดยแท้

Word by Word

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• द्विज-मुख्याय: to the foremost Brahmin
• द्विज-मुख्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (dative singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः (द्विजेषु मुख्यः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (locative plural)

• पूज्यते: is honored/worshipped
• पूज्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अन्न-दानात्: from the gift of food
• अन्न-दानात्: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (ablative: ‘from/by means of’); तत्पुरुष-समासः (अन्नस्य दानम्)

• विष्णु-लोकम्: Viṣṇu’s world
• विष्णु-लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (विष्णोः लोकः)

• शैवम्: Śaiva (pertaining to Śiva)
• शैवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (गन्तव्य-लोकविशेषणम्)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/indeed)

• तिल-दानतः: from the gift of sesame
• तिल-दानतः: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘-तः’ (ablatival ending) = ‘from/by’; तत्पुरुष-समासः (तिलस्य दानम्)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating Purāṇic teaching; framed within the Narada Purana’s discourse on dāna)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches dāna as a direct dharmic means to earn honor and higher spiritual destinations, specifying distinct fruits (phala) for annadāna and tiladāna.

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

By linking charitable acts to Viṣṇuloka and Śivaloka, it frames devotion as practical service—supporting life through food and sacred offerings like sesame—as an expression of reverence to the divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual praxis (kalpa/ācāra) is implied: appropriate recipients (dvijamukhya) and specific substances (anna, tila) are prescribed with stated spiritual results, reflecting śāstric rules of dāna.