Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

प्रीत्या देव्याभि पृष्टेन गंगातीरनिवासिना । देवैस्तु भुक्तं पूर्वाह्णे मध्याह्ने ऋषिभिस्तथा ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

prītyā devyābhi pṛṣṭena gaṃgātīranivāsinā | devaistu bhuktaṃ pūrvāhṇe madhyāhne ṛṣibhistathā || 9 ||

Translation

Khi vị cư trú bên bờ sông Hằng được Nữ thần ân cần hỏi han, ngài đáp: “Chư thiên thọ thực vào buổi tiền trưa, còn các Ṛṣi thì thọ thực vào giờ chính ngọ.”

Word by Word

• prītyā: with affection/out of love
• prītyā: Hetu/Instrument (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• devyā: by the goddess/lady
• devyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• abhi: towards/fully
• abhi: Upasarga (उपसर्गार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi (अव्यय)
• Form: Upasarga/Preverb used with participle (उपसर्ग)

• pṛṣṭena: when asked/being asked
• pṛṣṭena: Sahakāri/Instrument (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prach (प्रच्छ् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; agrees with gaṅgā-tīra-nivāsinā

• gaṅgā-tīra-nivāsinā: by the dweller on the Ganga’s bank
• gaṅgā-tīra-nivāsinā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक) + tīra (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: gaṅgāyāḥ tīre nivāsī (locative-tatpuruṣa / सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष); Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Contrast (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta, contrastive particle

• bhuktam: was eaten/partaken
• bhuktam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (भुज् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular; impersonal: ‘was eaten/partaken’

• pūrvāhṇe: in the forenoon
• pūrvāhṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrvāhṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular

• madhyāhne: at midday
• madhyāhne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyāhna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ṛṣibhiḥ: by the sages
• ṛṣibhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb/conjunctive particle (तुल्य/समुच्चयार्थ)

Speaker

Narrative voice within the Uttara-Bhaga (Tirtha-Mahatmya dialogue setting; a Ganga-bank resident replies to the Goddess)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: general

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Devas
• Rishis
• Devi (Goddess)

FAQs

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

It links life at a sacred tirtha (the Gaṅgā’s bank) with dharmic order, emphasizing that even daily acts like eating follow sanctified time-divisions connected with Devas and Ṛṣis.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent discipline: aligning one’s routine with sacred time (pūrvāhṇa, madhyāhna) while living at the Gaṅgā-tīra, treating daily conduct as an offering within tirtha-dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa-style time-division and ritual scheduling (pūrvāhṇa/madhyāhna), a practical framework used to time dharmic acts such as bhojana and related observances.