Shloka 43

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

देवान्पितॄनृषीनिष्ट्वा भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च विंदति । राममभ्यर्च्य सच्छद्धः स्वर्णं दत्त्वा धनी भवेत् ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

devānpitṝnṛṣīniṣṭvā bhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca viṃdati | rāmamabhyarcya sacchaddhaḥ svarṇaṃ dattvā dhanī bhavet || 43 ||

Translation

如法礼敬诸天（Deva）、祖灵（Pitṛ）与圣仙（Ṛṣi），便得世间福享与解脱二者。又若以真诚信心礼拜罗摩并布施黄金，必得富饶。

Word by Word

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पितॄन्: the ancestors
• पितॄन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ऋषीन्: the sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• इष्ट्वा: having worshipped/sacrificed to
• इष्ट्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), अर्थः—इष्टिं कृत्वा/यजनं कृत्वा

• भुक्तिम्: enjoyment
• भुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विन्दति: obtains
• विन्दति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु: √विद्/विन्द् ‘to obtain’)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रामम्: Rāma
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि- अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), अर्थः—अभ्यर्चनं कृत्वा

• सच्छद्धः: with true faith
• सच्छद्धः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सच्छ्रद्ध (प्रातिपदिक: सत् + श्रद्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सत्-श्रद्धः = good/true faith)

• स्वर्णम्: gold
• स्वर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), अर्थः—दानं कृत्वा

• धनी: wealthy
• धनी: Kartṛ-predicative (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya context; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Pitrs
• Rishis
• Rama

FAQs

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

The verse presents a Purāṇic synthesis: honoring Devas, Pitṛs, and Ṛṣis sustains cosmic and ancestral order (dharma) and yields both bhukti (well-being) and mukti (liberation), while devotion to Rāma supported by dāna becomes a direct cause of prosperity.

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

Bhakti is shown as śraddhā-driven worship—“sacchraddhaḥ” is central. Worship of Rāma (a Viṣṇu-form) combined with selfless giving (svarṇa-dāna) exemplifies devotional practice expressed through reverence and generosity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects Kalpa/Vaidika-kriyā (ritual procedure and dāna-dharma): proper worship (iṣṭi/arcana) to multiple recipients (Devas–Pitṛs–Ṛṣis) and the prescribed charitable act (gold-gift) with śraddhā as the qualifying condition.