Shloka 64

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Devanagari script

तृप्यतामिति सुव्यक्तं नामगोत्रेण वाग्यतः । कायस्थैर्यस्तिलैर्मोहात्करोति पितृतर्पणम् ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

tṛpyatāmiti suvyaktaṃ nāmagotreṇa vāgyataḥ | kāyasthairyastilairmohātkaroti pitṛtarpaṇam || 64 ||

Translation

当清晰宣言“愿彼等得满足”，并以克制之语称说其名号与氏族（gotra）；身行安稳者，以芝麻行祖灵供水（Pitṛ-tarpaṇa）——然多有人仅因迷妄而作，不解其真实旨趣。

Word by Word

• तृप्यताम्: let (them) be satisfied
• तृप्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘let them be satisfied’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• सु-व्यक्तम्: clearly
• सु-व्यक्तम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + व्यक्त (कृदन्त; व्यज्/व्यक्त)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन-आकार; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘clearly’

• नाम-गोत्रेण: by (stating) name and lineage
• नाम-गोत्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाम (प्रातिपदिक) + गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (नाम च गोत्रं च)

• वाक्-यतः: restrained in speech
• वाक्-यतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक् (प्रातिपदिक) + यत (कृदन्त; यम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (P.P.P.) ‘restrained in speech’; तत्पुरुष (वाचा यतः)

• काय-स्थैर्यः: steady in body
• काय-स्थैर्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कायस्य स्थैर्यम्) ‘steadfast in body’

• तिलैः: with sesame seeds
• तिलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मोहात्: out of delusion
• मोहात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• करोति: does/performs
• करोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• पितृ-तर्पणम्: offering of satisfaction to the ancestors (pitṛ-tarpaṇa)
• पितृ-तर्पणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पितॄणां तर्पणम्)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Pitṛ-tarpaṇa is not merely a physical act; it should be done with clarity, self-control, and correct identification (name and gotra), otherwise it becomes a deluded, mechanical rite lacking inner awareness.

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

By critiquing ritual done “out of delusion,” the verse indirectly points to sincerity and conscious intention—qualities central to Bhakti—where actions are offered with awareness rather than performed as empty formalism.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Śikṣā (disciplined articulation/recitation) are implied: the rite requires proper formula (“tṛpyatām”), correct naming with gotra, and controlled speech and posture for valid performance.