Shloka 70

Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites

Gaṅgā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

शिवाय विष्णवे वापि दुर्गायै भास्कराय च । प्रयच्छति तथा भक्त्या सर्वार्थं परिकल्प्य च ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

śivāya viṣṇave vāpi durgāyai bhāskarāya ca | prayacchati tathā bhaktyā sarvārthaṃ parikalpya ca || 70 ||

Translation

当以虔敬之心，如法供献于湿婆，或供献于毗湿奴，亦供献于杜尔迦，并供献于日神（婆斯迦罗）；先将一切所需之物妥善备办，然后依仪而献。

Word by Word

• शिवाय: to Śiva
• शिवाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन — Masculine, Dative, Singular

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative, Singular

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात — particle of alternative ‘or’

• अपि: also
• अपि: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात — particle ‘also/even’

• दुर्गायै: to Durgā
• दुर्गायै: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Feminine, Dative, Singular

• भास्कराय: to Bhāskara (Sun)
• भास्कराय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative, Singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात — conjunction ‘and’

• प्रयच्छति: gives/offers
• प्रयच्छति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Present indicative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ — indeclinable ‘thus/also’

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सर्वार्थम्: all desired objects/benefits
• सर्वार्थम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; कर्मधारय (सर्वः अर्थः)

• परिकल्प्य: having prepared/arranged
• परिकल्प्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि + कल्प् (धातु) → परिकल्प्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्राय (ल्यप्/absolutive) — having arranged/prepared

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात — conjunction ‘and’

Speaker

Narada (as narrator/teacher within the Uttara-Bhaga discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Durga
• Bhaskara (Surya)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that devotion (bhakti) must be paired with proper preparation and orderly performance—spiritual sincerity and ritual correctness together make the offering fruitful.

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

Bhakti is shown as practical and actionable: the devotee expresses reverence through offerings, made with a focused mind and with all necessary arrangements completed beforehand.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and preparation are implied—planning the rite and arranging requisites aligns with Kalpa (the Vedāṅga of ritual practice), even though no technical sub-branches are named explicitly.