Shloka 65

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मं रत्नप्रदानेन गोहिरण्येन वासवम् । गांधर्वं स्वर्णवासोभिः कीर्तिं कन्याप्रदानतः ॥ ६५ ॥

Transliteration

brāhmaṃ ratnapradānena gohiraṇyena vāsavam | gāṃdharvaṃ svarṇavāsobhiḥ kīrtiṃ kanyāpradānataḥ || 65 ||

Translation

ด้วยการถวายทานรัตนะย่อมถึงพรหมโลก ด้วยการถวายทานโคและทองคำย่อมถึงโลกของวาสวะ (อินทร์) ด้วยการถวายทานทองคำและผ้าย่อมถึงคันธรรพโลก และด้วยการให้กัญญาทานย่อมได้เกียรติยศอันยั่งยืน

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मम्: Brahmā’s world/realm
• ब्राह्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (लोक/पदविशेषः)

• रत्न-प्रदानेन: by giving jewels
• रत्न-प्रदानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental); तत्पुरुष-समासः (रत्नस्य प्रदानम्)

• गो-हिरण्येन: by (gifting) cows and gold
• गो-हिरण्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (गोः च हिरण्यं च)

• वासवम्: Vāsava’s (Indra’s) world
• वासवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (इन्द्रलोक/वासवलोक)

• गान्धर्वम्: Gandharva realm
• गान्धर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (गन्धर्वलोक)

• स्वर्ण-वासोभिः: by golden garments
• स्वर्ण-वासोभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण + वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (instrumental plural); तत्पुरुष-समासः (स्वर्णस्य वासांसि/स्वर्णमय-वासांसि)

• कीर्तिम्: fame
• कीर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कन्या-प्रदानतः: from giving a maiden (in marriage)
• कन्या-प्रदानतः: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘-तः’ (ablatival) = ‘from/by’; तत्पुरुष-समासः (कन्यायाः प्रदानम्)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Narada Purana discourse; teaching on dāna in Uttara-bhāga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"A catalog-like calm enumeration of gifts and their cosmic results, ending with the socially luminous fruit of kīrti through kanyā-dāna."}

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vasava (Indra)
• Gandharvas

FAQs

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

It ranks specific acts of dāna (charitable gifting) by their karmic outcomes, showing how generosity becomes a dharmic means to attain higher lokas and social-spiritual merit (kīrti).

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

Indirectly: it presents dāna as a sattvic dharmic practice that purifies intention and supports sacred life; such purity is traditionally considered supportive for sustained Vishnu-bhakti, even though the verse itself focuses on karmaphala (results of giving).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-dharma application (kalpa-smṛti style practice): the verse functions like a prescriptive guide to dāna—what to give and the stated phala—used in planning rites and charity within a dharmic framework.