Shloka 8

Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct

Devanagari script

आमन्त्रयित्वा यो मोहादन्यं चामन्त्रयेद् द्विजम् / स तस्मादधिकः पापी विष्ठाकीटो ऽभिजायते

Transliteration

āmantrayitvā yo mohādanyaṃ cāmantrayed dvijam / sa tasmādadhikaḥ pāpī viṣṭhākīṭo 'bhijāyate

Translation

Wenn jemand, nachdem er einen eingeladen hat, aus Verblendung auch noch einen anderen Brāhmaṇa an dessen Stelle einlädt, wird er noch sündiger als durch jenes frühere Vergehen; er wird als Wurm im Kot geboren.

Word by Word

• आमन्त्रयित्वा: having invited
• आमन्त्रयित्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-मन्त्र् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मोहात्: out of delusion
• मोहात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Cause-Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (cause)

• अन्यम्: another (person)
• अन्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आमन्त्रयेत्: should invite / invites
• आमन्त्रयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• द्विजम्: a twice-born (Brahmin)
• द्विजम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्मात्: than that (person)
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; तुलनार्थे (than that)

• अधिकः: more, greater
• अधिकः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक अर्थ (comparative sense)

• पापी: sinful
• पापी: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त

• विष्ठाकीटः: a worm in excrement
• विष्ठाकीटः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्ठा + कीट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विष्ठायाः कीटः)

• अभिजायते: is born (as)
• अभिजायते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-जा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse tradition—Vyāsa/Ācārya voice conveying dharma injunctions)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Dvija
• Brahmin
• Varnashrama Dharma

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It does not teach Ātman metaphysics directly; it teaches dharma through karma-phala: deluded, dishonest conduct toward a vowed invitation produces a degrading rebirth, implying moral causality within the cosmic order upheld by the Supreme.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is described; the verse supports yogic discipline indirectly by stressing saṃyama (self-restraint) and satya/ṛju-bhāva (truthfulness and integrity) as ethical foundations that stabilize spiritual practice.

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

It does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; it reflects the shared Purāṇic ethic that dharma is one—protected by Īśvara—so social-religious integrity (especially toward sacred guests) is spiritually consequential.