Shloka 63

Devanagari script

तर्पणे तूभयं कुर्यादेष एव विधिः सदा । अन्वारब्धेन सव्येन पाणिना दक्षिणेन तु ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

tarpaṇe tūbhayaṃ kuryādeṣa eva vidhiḥ sadā | anvārabdhena savyena pāṇinā dakṣiṇena tu || 63 ||

Translation

Sa tarpaṇa, laging isagawa ang dalawang paraan; ito ang palagiang tuntunin—gamitin ang kaliwang kamay nang hindi sinasalo o hinahawakan, at ang kanang kamay ayon sa itinakda.

Word by Word

• तर्पणे: in the tarpaṇa rite
• तर्पणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• उभयम्: both (ways/acts)
• उभयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle; emphasis)

• विधिः: rule/procedure
• विधिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अन्वारब्धेन: with (the hand) held/engaged
• अन्वारब्धेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु-आ-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय भूतकृदन्त (P.P.P.), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having been taken up/held (in accompaniment)’

• सव्येन: with the left (hand)
• सव्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पाणिना: with the hand
• पाणिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दक्षिणेन: with the right (hand)
• दक्षिणेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

Speaker

Sage Narada (teaching ritual procedure; traditional dialogue framework: Narada in instruction mode within Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/karma sections)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It emphasizes correctness and completeness in tarpaṇa: the offering should be done according to fixed procedure, honoring sacred duty (dharma) through disciplined ritual action.

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

Though primarily ritual, it supports bhakti by teaching that devotion is expressed through careful observance of prescribed acts—offering with attention, purity, and obedience to scriptural rule.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa/Śrauta-Smārta procedural knowledge: specific hand-usage and manner (mudrā/ācāra) in performing tarpaṇa as a technical rule of ritual performance.