Shloka 174

Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Ṛtvij System, Sāvitrī’s Reconciliation, Tīrtha-Catalogue, Śrāddha & Initiation Rites, and Vrata Fruits

Devanagari script

यैः कृत्वा पुष्करे संध्यां सावित्री समुपासिता । स्वपत्नीहस्तदत्तेन पौष्करेण जलेन तु

Transliteration

yaiḥ kṛtvā puṣkare saṃdhyāṃ sāvitrī samupāsitā | svapatnīhastadattena pauṣkareṇa jalena tu

Translation

যিসকলে পুষ্কৰত সন্ধ্যা-ক্ৰিয়া সম্পন্ন কৰি সাৱিত্ৰীদেৱীৰ উপাসনা কৰিলে, আৰু নিজৰ পত্নীৰ হাতে দিয়া পুষ্কৰৰ জলৰে—

Word by Word

• yaiḥ: by whom/whereby (by those)
• yaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napुṃsakaliṅga (Masculine/Neuter), Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Bahu-vacana (Plural/बहुवचन)

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (absolutive/क्त्वा), Avyaya (indeclinable gerund)

• puṣkare: in Puṣkara
• puṣkare: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī-vibhakti (Locative/सप्तमी), Eka-vacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• saṃdhyām: the twilight rite (sandhyā)
• saṃdhyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Eka-vacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• sāvitrī: Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī/Deity)
• sāvitrī: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Eka-vacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• samupāsitā: was duly worshipped
• samupāsitā: Kriyā (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+upa+√ās (धातु)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (past passive participle/क्त), Strīliṅga (Feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Eka-vacana (Singular/एकवचन); Karmaṇi sense ‘was worshipped’

• sva-patnī-hasta-dattena: with (water) given by one’s wife’s hand
• sva-patnī-hasta-dattena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + patnī (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (प्रातिपदिक) + datta (√dā; क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napुṃsakaliṅga (Masculine/Neuter), Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Eka-vacana (Singular/एकवचन); tatpuruṣa chain: svapatnyāḥ hastena datta (given by one’s wife’s hand)

• pauṣkareṇa: of Puṣkara
• pauṣkareṇa: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pauṣkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napुṃsakaliṅga (Masculine/Neuter), Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Eka-vacana (Singular/एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa of jalena

• jalena: with water
• jalena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Eka-vacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa/viśeṣaṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle/निपात)

Speaker

Unknown (context not provided; likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa traditions)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: svapatnīhastadattena analyzed as tatpuruṣa chain (sva+patnī+hasta+datta); verse is syntactically incomplete here and likely continues in the next pāda/verse.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣkara
• Sandhyā
• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What practice is highlighted in this verse at Puṣkara?

It highlights performing sandhyā (twilight) rites at the sacred tīrtha of Puṣkara and worshiping Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) using Puṣkara water.

Why does the verse mention water given by one’s wife?

It underscores household (gṛhastha) ritual propriety, where auspicious offerings—such as tīrtha-water—are made in a sanctified manner, here specifically ‘given by the hand of one’s wife.’

Is this verse complete as a standalone unit?

It appears to be part of a longer sentence (ending with a dash in translation), likely continuing in the next śloka to state the resulting merit or fruit (phala).