Shloka 7

Āvāhāryaka-Śrāddha: Qualifications of Recipients, Paṅkti-Pāvana, and Exclusions

Devanagari script

ऋषिव्रती ऋषीकश्च तथा द्वादशवार्षिकः / ब्रह्मदेयानुसंतानो गर्भशुद्धः सहस्रदः

Transliteration

ṛṣivratī ṛṣīkaśca tathā dvādaśavārṣikaḥ / brahmadeyānusaṃtāno garbhaśuddhaḥ sahasradaḥ

Translation

One who keeps the ṛṣi-vrata, follows the seer’s discipline (ṛṣīka), and undertakes the twelve-year observance; who preserves an unbroken succession of Brahma-deya gifts, whose lineage is purified from the womb—such a one gains the merit of a thousandfold giver.

Word by Word

• ऋषिव्रती: one observing the sages’ vow(s)
• ऋषिव्रती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रती (व्रतिन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'ऋषीणां व्रती/ऋषिव्रतधारी'

• ऋषीकः: a sage-like person (ṛṣīka)
• ऋषीकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• द्वादशवार्षिकः: twelve-year (observance/period)
• द्वादशवार्षिकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वार्षिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—'द्वादश वर्षाणि यस्य/द्वादशवर्षसम्बद्धः' (twelve-year)

• ब्रह्मदेयानुसंतानः: one maintaining the brahmadeya lineage/continuity
• ब्रह्मदेयानुसंतानः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मदेय (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुसंतान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'ब्रह्मदेयस्य अनुसंतानः' (continuation/lineage of brahmadeya)

• गर्भशुद्धः: pure in birth/lineage
• गर्भशुद्धः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'गर्भे शुद्धः/गर्भशुद्धिः यस्य' (pure from conception)

• सहस्रदः: giver of a thousand (in charity)
• सहस्रदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + द (दा धातु से कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'सहस्रं ददाति' (giver of a thousand)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the teaching of the Kurma Purana’s dharma discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Brahmins (Brāhmaṇa)
• Rishis (Ṛṣi)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes purification through vow and gift as a dharmic preparation that makes one fit for higher knowledge; in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such inner and outer purity supports realization of the Self beyond ritual merit.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Not a direct meditation instruction; it highlights vrata (disciplined observance) and dāna (sacred giving) as ethical-yogic foundations—self-restraint, continuity of righteous conduct, and purity—which the text treats as supportive of higher Yogic paths such as Pāśupata-oriented discipline.

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

This verse is primarily dharma-focused, but it fits the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian frame: righteous observance and purity are presented as universally valid supports for devotion and liberation, irrespective of whether one approaches the Supreme as Śiva or as Viṣṇu.