Shloka 92

The Procedure for Offering Piṇḍa (Funerary Rice-balls) — Gayā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

आनम्य पितृभिः सार्द्धं स्वं नयेद्वैष्णवं पदम् । ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय नमः संकर्षणाय च ॥ ९२ ॥

Transliteration

ānamya pitṛbhiḥ sārddhaṃ svaṃ nayedvaiṣṇavaṃ padam | oṃ namo vāsudevāya namaḥ saṃkarṣaṇāya ca || 92 ||

Translation

Sa pagyukod, dapat dalhin ng tao ang kanyang mga ninuno, kasama ang sarili, tungo sa kataas-taasang tahanang Vaiṣṇava. (Bigkasin:) “Om, pagpupugay kay Vāsudeva; pagpupugay din kay Saṃkarṣaṇa.”

Word by Word

• आनम्य: having bowed
• आनम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having bowed’

• पितृभिः: with the ancestors
• पितृभिः: Sahakaraka (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; सहार्थ-तृतीया (with)

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (adverb/preposition: together with)

• स्वम्: one’s own
• स्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies पदम्)

• नयेत्: should lead/bring
• नयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वैष्णवम्: Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies पदम्)

• पदम्: abode/state
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Mantra-marker (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव (sacred syllable; indeclinable)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Salutation (सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थ-प्रयोग

• वासुदेवाय: to Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Salutation (सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थ-प्रयोग

• संकर्षणाय: to Saṃkarṣaṇa
• संकर्षणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vaishnava-mahatmya context; dialogue framework traditionally linked with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Sankarshana
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere Vaiṣṇava devotion—expressed through reverent bowing and mantra-recitation—can uplift not only the practitioner but also their ancestral line, leading toward the Lord’s supreme abode (vaiṣṇava-pada).

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

Bhakti is shown as practical sādhanā: humility (ānamya) and nāma/mantra-japa focused on Viṣṇu’s vyūhas—Vāsudeva and Saṃkarṣaṇa—by which liberation is approached as communion with the Lord’s realm.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-prayoga (applied sacred recitation) and correct devotional usage of a Vaiṣṇava mantra are emphasized—more aligned with ritual application (Kalpa/ācāra) than technical grammar or astrology in this specific verse.