Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

गोप्रचार समीपस्था आम्रा ब्रह्मप्रकल्पिताः । तेषां सेचनमात्रेण पितरो मोक्षगामिनः ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

gopracāra samīpasthā āmrā brahmaprakalpitāḥ | teṣāṃ secanamātreṇa pitaro mokṣagāminaḥ || 5 ||

Translation

在牛群放牧之地附近，立有由梵天所安置的芒果树；仅仅为其浇水，诸祖灵便趋向解脱（mokṣa）。

Word by Word

• गो-प्रचार: cow-grazing area
• गो-प्रचार: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; उत्तरपद-सम्बन्धे (in relation to) — ‘of/near the cow-pasture’ (used with समीपस्था)

• समीप-स्थाः: situated nearby
• समीप-स्थाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (समीपे स्थिताः)

• आम्राः: mango trees
• आम्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ब्रह्म-प्रकल्पिताः: ordained by Brahmā
• ब्रह्म-प्रकल्पिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्र-कल्पित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √कॢप्/कल्प् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणा/ब्रह्मणः प्रकल्पिताः = ordained/arranged by Brahmā)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सेचन-मात्रेण: by mere watering
• सेचन-मात्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेचन (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सेचनस्य मात्रम्) — करण (instrument)

• पितरः: the ancestors
• पितरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मोक्ष-गामिनः: going to liberation
• मोक्ष-गामिनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + गामिन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √गम् धातु, णिनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मोक्षं गच्छन्ति)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya as received in the Purana tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It teaches that even a small act of dharma—watering sacred trees connected with a tirtha—can generate powerful merit that benefits one’s Pitrs, culminating in their progress toward moksha.

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

By emphasizing humble service (seva) done with reverence—here, tending what is considered divinely established—the verse points to bhakti expressed through simple, sincere actions rather than complex displays.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) in a minimal form: a prescribed, meritorious act (tree-watering) within tirtha-mahatmya and pitr-related observances, showing how simple rites are framed as spiritually efficacious.