Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

रामतीर्थे पिंडदस्तु विष्णुलोके महीयते । रामराम महाबाहो देवानामभयंकर ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

rāmatīrthe piṃḍadastu viṣṇuloke mahīyate | rāmarāma mahābāho devānāmabhayaṃkara || 8 ||

Translation

جو رام تیرتھ میں پِنڈ دان کرتا ہے وہ وِشنو لوک میں معزز ہوتا ہے۔ اے رام رام، مہاباہو! آپ دیوتاؤں کو بےخوفی عطا کرنے والے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• रामतीर्थे: at Rama’s sacred ford
• रामतीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य तीर्थम्)

• पिण्डदः: the giver of funeral offering (piṇḍa)
• पिण्डदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्डद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• विष्णुलोके: in Vishnu’s world
• विष्णुलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि/आत्मनेपदी प्रयोगः—‘is honored’

• राम: O Rama
• राम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• राम: O Rama (again)
• राम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति)

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः बहुव्रीहिः (महान्तौ बाहू यस्य)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अभयंकर: O giver of fearlessness
• अभयंकर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभय-कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (अभयं करोति इति)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; Uttara-Bhaga tirtha narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Rama
• Rama-tirtha
• Devas

FAQs

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

It declares the phala (result) of performing piṇḍa-dāna at Rāma-tīrtha: the performer gains honor in Viṣṇu’s realm, linking Pitṛ-kṛtya (ancestral duty) with Viṣṇu-loka attainment.

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

By praising Rāma as the divine protector and connecting sacred rite (piṇḍa offering) at His tīrtha to Viṣṇu-loka, it frames ritual action as an expression of Viṣṇu/Rāma-bhakti with salvific fruit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to kalpa-based śrāddha practice—piṇḍa-dāna at a designated tīrtha—emphasizing correct ritual performance (karma-kāṇḍa procedure) for specific spiritual merit.