Shloka 79

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

दर्शे तथा विधुदिने तत्र श्राद्धं करोति यः । गयाश्राद्ध समं तत्र लभते फलमुत्तमम् ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

darśe tathā vidhudine tatra śrāddhaṃ karoti yaḥ | gayāśrāddha samaṃ tatra labhate phalamuttamam || 79 ||

Translation

Ai làm lễ Śrāddha tại đó vào ngày Darśa (ngày sóc, trăng mới) cũng như vào tithi thiêng liêng dành cho Mặt Trăng, sẽ nhận công đức tối thượng, ngang với lễ Gayā-Śrāddha lừng danh.

Word by Word

• दर्शे: on the new-moon day
• दर्शे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (on new-moon day)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• विधुदिने: on the moon-day (full-moon day)
• विधुदिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधु-दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• करोति: does/performs
• करोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• गयाश्राद्धसमम्: equal to the Gayā-śrāddha (in merit)
• गयाश्राद्धसमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गया-श्राद्ध-सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Śrāddha (pitṛ-kriyā)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Gaya
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It elevates the indicated tīrtha by stating that Śrāddha performed there on key lunar occasions yields the highest pitṛ-merit, comparable to the famed Gayā-Śrāddha, emphasizing the power of place (tīrtha) and time (tithi) in dharma.

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

While primarily ritual-focused, it supports bhakti in a Purāṇic sense by directing devotees to honor ancestors through prescribed acts at sacred sites—an expression of reverence, gratitude, and faith in dharmic order upheld by the divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Jyotiṣa/kalā (sacred calendrical timing): performing rites on Darśa (Amāvāsyā/new moon) and other moon-related observances, showing how tithi-based scheduling governs Śrāddha practice.