Shloka 4
Adhyaya 33 — Madālasa on the Fruit of Śrāddha Performed on Lunar Days and Nakṣatras
Sanskrit
द्वादश्यां जयलाभञ्च प्राप्रोति पितृपूजकः ।
प्रजां मेधां पशुं वृद्धिं स्वातन्त्र्यं पुष्टमुत्तमाम् ॥
Transliteration
dvādaśyāṃ jayalābhaṃ ca prāpnoti pitṛpūjakaḥ | prajāṃ medhāṃ paśuṃ vṛddhiṃ svātantryaṃ puṣṭim uttamām ||
Translation
مَن عبدَ الأسلافَ بإقامةِ شعيرةِ الشرادها (śrāddha) في اليوم القمري الثاني عشر (دفادشي dvādaśī) نالَ الظفرَ والربح؛ ويُرزَقُ الذريةَ والذكاءَ والماشيةَ/الثروةَ والنماءَ والازدهارَ والاستقلالَ، وغذاءً وقوةً ممتازين.
Speakers
Dharma-instructional narrator within the Purāṇic dialogue framework (not Devi Māhātmya); specific speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt
Primary Deities
Pitṛs (Ancestors)
Key ThemesDharmaPitṛ PūjāŚrāddhaKarmaphala (ritual results)Gṛhastha duties