Shloka 46

Śrāddha-Kāla-Nirṇaya: Proper Times, Nakṣatra Fruits, Tīrtha Merit, and Offerings for Ancestral Rites

Devanagari script

पिप्पलीं क्रमुकं चैव तथा चैव मसूरकम् / कूष्माण्डालाबुवार्ताकान् भूस्तृणं सुरसं तथा

Transliteration

pippalīṃ kramukaṃ caiva tathā caiva masūrakam / kūṣmāṇḍālābuvārtākān bhūstṛṇaṃ surasaṃ tathā

Translation

الپِپْپَلي (الفلفل الطويل)، والكْرَمُكَة (جوز الأريكا/الفوفل)، والمَسورَكَة (العدس)؛ وكذلك الكُوشْمَانْدَة (قرع الرماد)، والآلابو (قرع القنينة)، والڤارتاكا (الباذنجان)، والبهوستْرِنا (عشب أرضي)، والسورَسا (التولسي، الريحان المقدّس) أيضًا.

Word by Word

• pippalīm: long pepper
• pippalīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pippalī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kramukam: areca-nut
• kramukam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kramuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): ‘likewise’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• masūrakam: lentil
• masūrakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: masūraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kūṣmāṇḍa-ālābu-vārtākān: ash-gourd, bottle-gourd, and eggplants
• kūṣmāṇḍa-ālābu-vārtākān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūṣmāṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + ālābu (प्रातिपदिक) + vārtāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); itaretara-dvandva: ‘(kūṣmāṇḍa, ālābu, vārtāka)’

• bhūstṛṇam: bhūstṛṇa (a kind of grass)
• bhūstṛṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक) + tṛṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: bhū-tṛṇa = ‘ground-grass’

• surasam: holy basil (tulasi) / surasa herb
• surasam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): ‘also/likewise’

Speaker

Sūta (narrating traditional dharma injunctions to the sages, as part of the Purāṇic discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse does not directly teach Ātman metaphysics; it supports dharma through regulated, generally sāttvika diet—an indirect aid for clarity of mind, which later enables higher knowledge in the Kurma Purana’s yoga and īśvara-oriented teachings.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is described here; the verse functions as an āhāra guideline. In the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic framework (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline), such dietary regulation is treated as supportive conduct (niyama/ācāra) for steadiness in japa, dhyāna, and vrata.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu. Its role is preparatory: by prescribing disciplined living, it aligns with the Purāṇa’s integrative path where devotion and yogic restraint can be directed toward the Supreme Lord understood through Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis elsewhere in the text.