Shloka 6

हेमन्तवर्णनम् तथा भरतधर्मनिष्ठा-चिन्तनम्

Winter Description and Reflection on Bharata’s Devotion

Devanagari script

नवाग्रयणपूजाभिरभ्यर्च्य पितृदेवताः।कृताग्रयणकाः काले सन्तो विगतकल्मषाः।।।।

Transliteration

navāgrayaṇapūjābhir abhyarcya pitṛdevatāḥ |

kṛtāgrayaṇakāḥ kāle santo vigatakalmaṣāḥ ||

Translation

Indem sie die Ahnen und die göttlichen Mächte durch die Riten der Erstgabe der neuen Ernte ehrfürchtig verehren, werden die Frommen—die das Āgrayaṇa zur rechten Zeit vollzogen haben—von aller Schuld gereinigt.

Word by Word

• नव-अग्रयण-पूजाभिः: with first-fruits worship/rites
• नव-अग्रयण-पूजाभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nava-agrayaṇa-pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; multi-member tatpuruṣa: navasya agrayaṇasya pūjā (worship/rites of the new first-fruits)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi-arc (धातु)
• Form: Gerund/absolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; ल्यप्), indeclinable; 'having worshipped'

• पितृ-देवताः: the manes (ancestral deities)
• पितृ-देवताः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ-devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; tatpuruṣa: pitr̥ṇāṃ devatāḥ (the ancestral deities/manes)

• कृत-अग्रयणकाः: having performed the first-fruits rite
• कृत-अग्रयणकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta-agrayaṇaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; tatpuruṣa: kṛtam agrayaṇam yaiḥ (those who have performed the agrayaṇa rite)

• काले: in due time
• काले: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; 'at the proper time'

• सन्तः: the good (people)
• सन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक; from √as 'to be')
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; 'good/pious people'

• विगत-कल्मषाः: free from sin
• विगत-कल्मषाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vigata-kalmaṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; tatpuruṣa: vigatam kalmaṣam yeṣām (whose sins are gone)

Context

O enhancer of joy of the Raghus ! when shall I meet great Bharata, brave Satrughna and you all together?

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• devatā (gods)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

It teaches ritual and social dharma: honoring ancestors and deities at the right time (kāla) through rightful offerings, linking gratitude and purity with disciplined practice.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma describes seasonal religious observances associated with the new harvest and their purifying effect.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence and gratitude (śraddhā): acknowledging debts to ancestors and the sacred order through timely rites.