Shloka 29
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
नारद उवाच । जलस्य दैवतं ब्रूहि तर्पणस्य विधिं मयि । यथा जानामि देवेश तत्वतो वक्तुमर्हसि
nārada uvāca | jalasya daivataṃ brūhi tarpaṇasya vidhiṃ mayi | yathā jānāmi deveśa tatvato vaktumarhasi
นารทกล่าวว่า “ขอพระองค์ทรงบอกเทวะผู้เป็นอธิษฐานแห่งน้ำ และทรงสอนวิธีตัรปณะให้ข้าพเจ้าเถิด ข้าแต่เทวราช เพื่อข้าพเจ้าจะได้รู้โดยถูกต้องตามตัตตวะ โปรดตรัสอธิบายตามความเป็นจริง”
Nārada
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: देवेश = देव-ईश (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) with vocative; तत्त्वतो = तत्त्वतः (visarga before voiced consonant often written without ḥ in IAST contexts).
FAQs
Nārada asks for the tarpaṇa-vidhi—the correct ritual method of offering water-libations, traditionally performed to honor deities and ancestors according to prescribed rules.
It implies that water is not treated as inert matter; it is approached as sacred and governed by a presiding divine principle (devatā), which must be understood to perform rites properly.
It models humility and precision in dharma: seeking instruction from an authoritative source and asking for the underlying truth (tattvataḥ), not merely external procedure.