Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

लाजान् मधुयुतान् दद्यात् सक्तून् शर्करया सह / दद्याच्छ्राद्धे प्रयत्नेन शृङ्गाटककशेरुकान्

Transliteration

lājān madhuyutān dadyāt saktūn śarkarayā saha / dadyācchrāddhe prayatnena śṛṅgāṭakakaśerukān

Translation

Man soll lāja, geröstete Körner mit Honig vermischt, darbringen und saktu, Gerstenmehl, zusammen mit Zucker. Beim śrāddha soll man zudem mit Sorgfalt Wasserkastanien (śṛṅgāṭaka) und essbare Wurzeln bzw. Knollen (kaśeruka) opfern.

Word by Word

• लाजान्: parched rice
• लाजान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• मधुयुतान्: mixed with honey
• मधुयुतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु-युत (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + युत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (लाजानाम्); तत्पुरुष (मधुना युताः)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सक्तून्: roasted barley flour (saktu)
• सक्तून्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सक्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• शर्करया: with sugar
• शर्करया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition; ‘with’)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• श्राद्धे: in/at the śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort/carefully
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (instrumental of manner)

• शृङ्गाटककशेरुकान्: water-chestnuts and kashēruka tubers
• शृङ्गाटककशेरुकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्गाटक-काशेरुक (प्रातिपदिक; शृङ्गाटक + काशेरुक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (शृङ्गाटकानि च काशेरुकाणि च)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-instructions as taught in the Purāṇic discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Śrāddha

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily ritual-instructional: it teaches pitṛ-tarpaṇa through śrāddha offerings. Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic view that dharma (right action) purifies the mind, making it fit for higher knowledge of Ātman taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yoga technique is taught in this verse. The practice emphasized is disciplined observance (niyama-like diligence) in śrāddha—careful, sattva-oriented offerings—supporting inner purification that complements Pāśupata and other yoga teachings found in other sections.

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

The verse itself is neutral and focuses on pitṛ-rites. In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such dharmic rites are upheld as universally valid supports for devotion and liberation, regardless of whether one approaches the Supreme as Śiva or Viṣṇu.