Shloka 26

Honoring the Mother (Mātṛpūjanam): Consent, Equity, and Dana to Restore Household Dharma

Devanagari script

विषमालोड्य पास्यामि युष्मत्सौख्यं मृते मयि । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा या पितुर्दुःखमाचरेत् ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

viṣamāloḍya pāsyāmi yuṣmatsaukhyaṃ mṛte mayi | karmaṇā manasā vācā yā piturduḥkhamācaret || 26 ||

Translation

我将调制毒药并喝下它，以便在我死后见证你们的快乐。凡是在行为、思想或言语上给父亲带来悲伤的人（都犯了大错）。

Word by Word

• viṣam: poison
• viṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āloḍya: having stirred/mixed
• āloḍya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √luḍ/√loḍ (धातु; ‘to stir/churn’)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; अव्ययीभाव-स्वरूप क्रियाविशेषण)

• pāsyāmi: I will drink
• pāsyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु; ‘to drink’)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• yuṣmat-saukhyam: your happiness
• yuṣmat-saukhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + saukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mṛte: when (I am) dead
• mṛte: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛta (कृदन्त; √mṛ, past passive participle)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); used as locative absolute with mayi

• mayi: in me / when I
• mayi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• karmaṇā: by deed
• karmaṇā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• manasā: by mind
• manasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vācā: by speech
• vācā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• yā: who (she)
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• pituḥ: of (my) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• duḥkham: sorrow
• duḥkham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ācaret: should do/practise
• ācaret: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (धातु)
• Form: Optative/benedictive sense (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

Speaker

Narrative voice within a didactic story (Sage Narada’s discourse as transmitted in the Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Pitr (father)

FAQs

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

It frames parental reverence (pitr-sevā/pitr-bhakti) as a core dharmic obligation and condemns causing a father grief through action, thought, or speech as spiritually harmful and blameworthy.

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

By emphasizing restraint of mind, speech, and action, it supports bhakti as a disciplined life of purity and non-harm; devotion is shown not only in worship but also in dharmic conduct toward elders and family.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights ethical discipline of vāk (speech), manas (mind), and karma (action), aligning with śikṣā (right use of speech) and dharma-śāstric conduct, though it is not a technical Vedanga instruction.