Shloka 104

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

केतकीवनसंछन्नो नानापादपसंकुलः । आषाढस्य सिते पक्षे पंचम्यां पितृदैवते ॥ १०४ ॥

Transliteration

ketakīvanasaṃchanno nānāpādapasaṃkulaḥ | āṣāḍhasya site pakṣe paṃcamyāṃ pitṛdaivate || 104 ||

Translation

其地为鸡蛋花叶露兜（ketakī）林所覆，群鸟众兽杂然充满——（此行持/朝礼）当于阿沙陀月上半月第五日而行，此日由祖灵皮特里（Pitṛ）主宰。

Word by Word

• केतकीवनसंछन्नः: covered with ketakī groves
• केतकीवनसंछन्नः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केतकी + वन + संछन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (केतकीवनैः संछन्नः = covered with ketakī-groves)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विविधतावाचक (indeclinable: various)

• पादपसंकुलः: crowded with trees
• पादपसंकुलः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पादप + संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पादपैः संकुलः = crowded with trees)

• आषाढस्य: of Āṣāḍha (month)
• आषाढस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आषाढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (मासवाचक)

• सिते: bright (white)
• सिते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying पक्षे)

• पक्षे: in the fortnight
• पक्षे: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• पञ्चम्याम्: on the fifth (tithi)
• पञ्चम्याम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (on the fifth lunar day)

• पितृदैवते: (when) the deity is the Pitṛs
• पितृदैवते: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पितॄणां दैवतं यस्य/यत्र = having the Pitṛs as deity; here as locative qualifier of time/rite)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It links a sacred natural स्थल (a grove-filled, living tirtha setting) with precise ritual timing—Āṣāḍha śukla pañcamī—marked as Pitṛ-daivata, emphasizing ancestor-oriented merit through properly timed observance.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, time-aligned sacred action: honoring the Pitṛs on their presiding tithi within a holy environment, which in Purāṇic practice is a supportive limb of dharma that complements devotion to the divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa and Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga) are implied through the use of lunar calendrics—month (Āṣāḍha), fortnight (śukla pakṣa), and tithi (pañcamī)—to determine the correct ritual day for Pitṛ-related observances.