Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

मया दत्तेन पिंडेन तृप्तिमायांतु सर्वशः । आदौ तु पंचतीर्थेषु चोत्तरे मानसे विधिः ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

mayā dattena piṃḍena tṛptimāyāṃtu sarvaśaḥ | ādau tu paṃcatīrtheṣu cottare mānase vidhiḥ || 66 ||

Translation

Nguyện cho các bậc tổ tiên đều được thỏa mãn trọn vẹn nhờ piṇḍa (vật cúng) do con dâng. Trước hết, nghi lễ nên cử hành tại Pañcatīrtha; còn ở miền bắc, pháp thức được quy định là thực hiện tại Mānasa.

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (कर्ता/करण-संबन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दत्तेन: given
• दत्तेन: Karana-anvayi (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त; √दा)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘piṇḍena’)

• पिण्डेन: with the rice-ball offering (piṇḍa)
• पिण्डेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आयान्तु: may they attain
• आयान्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• सर्वशः: completely
• सर्वशः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अर्थ: ‘in every way/entirely’

• आदौ: at first
• आदौ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial locative): ‘at first/in the beginning’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अर्थ: ‘but/indeed’

• पञ्चतीर्थेषु: in the five tīrthas
• पञ्चतीर्थेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + तीर्थ (संख्या + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (five sacred fords/places)

• च: and
• च: Particle/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• उत्तरे: in the northern (part)
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana-anvayi (अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘mānase’)

• मानसे: at Mānas(a) (lake/region)
• मानसे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• विधिः: the rule/procedure
• विधिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the tīrtha-vidhi in Uttara-Bhāga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Pañcatīrtha
• Mānasa
• Pitṛs

FAQs

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

It frames piṇḍa-dāna as an intentional act of Pitṛ-satisfaction and links the fruit of the offering to correct tīrtha-selection and proper vidhi (procedure).

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

While primarily ritual-focused, it reflects bhakti through reverent intention—offering with a prayerful resolve that the act benefits others (the Pitṛs) and is done in sacred places as prescribed.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the term vidhi and the sequencing of rites by place (first Pañcatīrthas, then Mānas in the north), emphasizing correct ordinance in śrāddha-related practice.