Shloka 9

Adhyaya 33 — Madālasa on the Fruit of Śrāddha Performed on Lunar Days and Nakṣatras

Sanskrit

अपत्यकामो रोहिण्यां सौम्ये चोजस्वितां लभेत् ।

शौर्यमार्द्रासु चाप्रोति क्षेत्रादि च पुनर्वसौ ॥

Transliteration

apatyakāmo rohiṇyāṃ saumye ca ojasvitāṃ labhet | śauryam ārdrāsu cāpnoti kṣetrādi ca punarvasau ||

Translation

One who desires offspring should perform the rite on Rohiṇī; on Saumya (Mṛgaśīrṣa) he gains vigor. On Ārdrā he attains valor, and on Punarvasu he gains fields and the like (property).

Word by Word

• apatya-kāmaḥ: one desiring offspring
• apatya-kāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apatya (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (apatyasya kāmaḥ)

• rohiṇyām: in (the nakṣatra) Rohiṇī
• rohiṇyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• saumye: in (the nakṣatra) Saumya (Mṛgaśīrṣa)
• saumye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (नक्षत्र-नाम)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ojasvitām: vigor, energy
• ojasvitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ojasvitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• śauryam: valor
• śauryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaurya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ārdrāsu: in (the nakṣatra) Ārdrā
• ārdrāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārdrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; (नक्षत्र-नाम)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• āproti: obtains
• āproti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• kṣetra-ādi: land/fields and the like
• kṣetra-ādi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (kṣetraṃ ca ādiś ca → kṣetrādi = ‘field etc.’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• punarvasau: in (the nakṣatra) Punarvasu
• punarvasau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: punarvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (नक्षत्र-नाम)

Speakers

• Dharma-instructional narrator within the Purāṇic dialogue framework (not Devi Māhātmya); specific speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "artha", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Pitṛs (Ancestors)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Nakṣatra observance
• Progeny
• Vigor
• Valor
• Property

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text channels personal aims (progeny, strength, property) into sanctioned ritual timing, implying that desire (kāma) is to be pursued through dharmic, socially stabilizing means.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/dharma and vrata-kalpa style instruction embedded in Purāṇic discourse.

What is the esoteric significance?

Mapping specific outcomes to nakṣatras reflects a microcosm–macrocosm logic: aligning acts with celestial qualities is believed to ‘tune’ results in embodied life.