Shloka 71

Devanagari script

तस्य पुण्यफलं वक्ष्ये संक्षेपान्नतु विस्तरात् । यावंति तेषां वृक्षाणां पुष्पमूलफलानि च ॥ ७१ ॥

Transliteration

tasya puṇyaphalaṃ vakṣye saṃkṣepānnatu vistarāt | yāvaṃti teṣāṃ vṛkṣāṇāṃ puṣpamūlaphalāni ca || 71 ||

Translation

今我将略说其功德之果，不作繁述：其福德之数，等同于那些树木所有的花、根与果之数。

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (act/person)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive, Singular (pronoun)

• पुण्यफलम्: the meritorious fruit (result)
• पुण्यफलम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुण्यस्य फलम्)

• वक्ष्ये: I will tell
• वक्ष्ये: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Simple future, 1st person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संक्षेपात्: briefly/in summary
• संक्षेपात्: अधिकरण/हेतु (Adverbial basis/अधिकरण-प्राय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन — Masculine, Ablative, Singular; अर्थः: ‘संक्षेपेण’ (briefly)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात — negation particle

• तु: but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात — adversative particle ‘but’

• विस्तरात्: in detail
• विस्तरात्: अधिकरण/हेतु (Adverbial basis/अधिकरण-प्राय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन — Masculine, Ablative, Singular; अर्थः: ‘विस्तरेण’ (in detail)

• यावन्ति: as many as
• यावन्ति: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc. Plural; परिमाणवाचक विशेषण

• तेषाम्: of those
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — Genitive, Plural (pronoun)

• वृक्षाणाम्: of the trees
• वृक्षाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पुष्पमूलफलानि: flowers, roots, and fruits
• पुष्पमूलफलानि: कर्म/विषय (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + मूल + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc. Plural; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (पुष्पाणि च मूलानि च फलानि च)

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

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that the merit (puṇya) of the described sacred act is immense and effectively innumerable, expressed through the metaphor of counting every flower, root, and fruit on the associated trees.

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

While not naming a deity directly, it supports bhakti-oriented practice by affirming that sincere sacred observances at holy contexts (tīrtha/mahatmya settings) yield vast spiritual merit, encouraging faithful performance without obsession over exhaustive calculation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the verse functions as a phala-śruti style statement—summarizing the promised result (puṇya-phala) of a rite/observance in concise form.