Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

षण्मासांश्छागमांसेन पार्षतेनाथ सप्त वै / अष्टावेणस्य मांसेन रौरवेण नवैव तु

Transliteration

ṣaṇmāsāṃśchāgamāṃsena pārṣatenātha sapta vai / aṣṭāveṇasya māṃsena rauraveṇa navaiva tu

Translation

Beim Verzehr von Ziegenfleisch (trägt der Fehlende) sechs Monate; beim Fleisch des Tieres namens ‘pārṣata’ dann sieben Monate. Beim Fleisch des ‘veṇa’ acht Monate; und beim Fleisch des ‘raurava’ wahrlich neun Monate.

Word by Word

• षण्: six
• षण्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; अत्र द्वितीया-बहुवचनार्थे (मासान् अध्याहारः)

• मासान्: months
• मासान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• छागमांसेन: with goat-meat
• छागमांसेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाग-मांस (प्रातिपदिक; छाग + मांस)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (छागस्य मांसम्)

• पार्षतेन: with ‘pārṣata’ (a kind of animal) meat
• पार्षतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्षत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (मांस-शब्दस्य अध्याहारः: पार्षतेन (मांसेन))

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय (then)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; अत्र द्वितीया-बहुवचनार्थे (मासान् अध्याहारः)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed)

• अष्ट: eight
• अष्ट: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; अत्र द्वितीया-बहुवचनार्थे (मासान् अध्याहारः)

• वेणस्य: of the veṇa (a kind of animal)
• वेणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; (वेणस्य मांसम्)

• मांसेन: with meat
• मांसेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• रौरवेण: with raurava (a kind of animal) meat
• रौरवेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (मांस-शब्दस्य अध्याहारः: रौरवेण (मांसेन))

• नव: nine
• नव: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; अत्र द्वितीया-बहुवचनार्थे (मासान् अध्याहारः)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (only/indeed)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-अव्यय (particle)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s teaching on karmaphala; the passage presents a dharma-śāstra style enumeration)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly describe Ātman; it teaches karmaphala by linking specific actions (meat-eating) to specific durations of suffering, implying the moral law that the embodied self experiences results until it turns toward dharma and liberation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No meditation technique is described; the verse functions as a yama-like ethical warning. In the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such restraint (especially ahiṃsā and disciplined diet) supports purity of mind, which is foundational for later Yoga and Pāśupata-oriented practice.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it contributes to the shared dharma framework upheld across Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis in the Purana, where ethical conduct is treated as common ground for higher devotion and yoga.