Shloka 9

The Greatness of Offering Piṇḍas at Viṣṇvādipada (Viṣṇupada) — Gayā Śrāddha Procedure and Fruits

Devanagari script

ॐ नमो ब्रह्मणेऽजाय जगज्जन्मादिकारिणे । भक्तानां च पितॄणां च तरकाय नमोनमः ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

oṃ namo brahmaṇe'jāya jagajjanmādikāriṇe | bhaktānāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ ca tarakāya namonamaḥ || 9 ||

Translation

Om—kính lễ Brahman, Đấng Vô Sinh (Ajā), Đấng khiến vũ trụ sinh khởi và vận hành muôn sự. Xin kính lễ, kính lễ mãi, Đấng cứu độ các tín đồ và cả các Pitṛ (tổ tiên).

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव (sacred syllable), मन्त्रारम्भे अव्यय

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक; सामान्यतः चतुर्थी-योग्य (used with dative)

• ब्रह्मणे: to Brahman / to Brahmā (as addressed)
• ब्रह्मणे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (ब्रह्मन्), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• अजाय: to the Unborn
• अजाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; ‘अज’ = unborn

• जगत्-जन्म-आदि-कारिणे: to the maker of the world’s creation and so on
• जगत्-जन्म-आदि-कारिणे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘जगतो जन्मादीनां कर्ता’

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees
• भक्तानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पितṝणाम्: of the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितṝणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तरकाय: to the deliverer
• तरकाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; ‘तारक’ = deliverer/savior

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक

• नमः: salutation (again)
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (repetition) द्वारा अतिशय-नमस्कारः

Speaker

Narada (devotional invocation within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It praises the Supreme as both the cosmic cause (creator/ordainer of the universe) and the tāraka—one who grants deliverance—linking devotion with liberation for both living devotees and departed ancestors.

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

By addressing the Supreme as the savior of bhaktas, it implies that sincere surrender and remembrance (namo namaḥ) is itself a liberating act, capable of bestowing grace that carries one beyond saṃsāra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse supports Pitṛ-related ritual intent (śrāddha/tarpaṇa) by affirming a theological basis: offerings and remembrance aimed at the Pitṛs are ultimately fulfilled through the Supreme as the true tāraka.