Shloka 112

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

दशाहाभ्यंतरे यस्य गंगातोयेऽस्थि संगतम् । गंगायां मरणे यादृक्तादृक्फलमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ११२ ॥

Transliteration

daśāhābhyaṃtare yasya gaṃgātoye'sthi saṃgatam | gaṃgāyāṃ maraṇe yādṛktādṛkphalamavāpnuyāt || 112 ||

Translation

اگر موت کے دس دن کے اندر کسی کی ہڈیاں گنگا کے پانی سے مس ہو جائیں تو اسے وہی پھل ملتا ہے جو گنگا میں جان دینے سے حاصل ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• दश-अह-अभ्यन्तरे: within ten days
• दश-अह-अभ्यन्तरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अहन्/अह (प्रातिपदिक) + अभ्यन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दशाहानाम् अभ्यन्तरे) = ‘within ten days’

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘whose/of whom’

• गङ्गा-तोये: in the Ganga water
• गङ्गा-तोये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in the water of Ganga’

• अस्थि: bone/remains
• अस्थि: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संगतम्: has come into contact/been immersed
• संगतम्: क्रियाविशेषण/विशेषण (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle/कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘joined/come into contact/immersed’

• गङ्गायाम्: in the Ganga
• गङ्गायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in Ganga’

• मरणे: at death
• मरणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘at the time of death’

• यादृक्: whatever kind (of)
• यादृक्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; correl. adjective ‘such as/whatever kind’ (paired with तादृक्)

• तादृक्-फलम्: a corresponding result
• तादृक्-फलम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तादृश् (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘such fruit/result’

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘would obtain’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya context; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara implied)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Ganga

FAQs

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

It teaches the extraordinary salvific power (tīrtha-phala) of the Gaṅgā: even post-death contact of one’s bones with Gaṅgā-water is said to yield the same merit as dying in the Gaṅgā itself.

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

By glorifying Gaṅgā as a supremely purifying tīrtha, the verse supports bhakti-oriented practice through sacred association—honoring what is connected to Viṣṇu-centered dharma (tīrtha-sevā, śraddhā, and reverent rites) as a means to spiritual uplift.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual timing and procedure in antyeṣṭi/śrāddha practice are implied—specifically the customary period of ten days (daśāha) and the rite of asthi-saṅgraha/visarjana (collecting and immersing bones/ashes) connected with dharma-śāstric observance.