Shloka 5

Nāndīmukha-śrāddha (Prosperity Rites), Preta-kriyā, Aśauca, Ekoddiṣṭa, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa Framework

Devanagari script

कन्यापुत्रविवाहेषु प्रवेशे नववेश्मनः नामकर्मणि बालानां चूडाकर्मादिके तथा

Transliteration

kanyāputravivāheṣu praveśe navaveśmanaḥ nāmakarmaṇi bālānāṃ cūḍākarmādike tathā

Translation

At the weddings of daughters and sons; at the entering of a newly built home; at the naming-rite of children; and likewise at the tonsure and other sacraments—on all these auspicious occasions, śrāddha and the prescribed observances should be duly performed.

Word by Word

• कन्या-पुत्र-विवाहेषु: in the marriages of daughters and sons
• कन्या-पुत्र-विवाहेषु: Adhikarana (Occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या + पुत्र + विवाह (प्रातिपदिक; कन्यापुत्रविवाह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व—‘कन्यायाः विवाहेषु च पुत्रस्य विवाहेषु च’ (in daughter’s and son’s marriages)

• प्रवेशे: at the entering (ceremony)
• प्रवेशे: Adhikarana (Occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• नव-वेश्मनः: of a new house
• नव-वेश्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव + वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; नववेश्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘नवम् वेश्म’ (new house)

• नामकर्मणि: at the naming ceremony
• नामकर्मणि: Adhikarana (Occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाम + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; नामकर्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘नाम्नः कर्म’ (naming rite)

• बालानाम्: of children
• बालानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• चूडाकर्म-आदिके: at the tonsure rite and the like
• चूडाकर्म-आदिके: Adhikarana (Occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूडा + कर्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; चूडाकर्मादि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘चूडाकर्म च आदि च यस्मिन्’ (in tonsure-rite etc.; ‘ādi’ as etcetera marker)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: likewise)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Catalogue of auspicious saṃskāra occasions requiring abhyudaya observances (marriage, house-entry, naming, tonsure, etc.)

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: systematizing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Auspicious life-transitions—marriage, new home entry, naming, tonsure—should be sanctified by prescribed observances to keep prosperity aligned with dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat major milestones as opportunities for ethical recommitment: honor family bonds, give charity, and consecrate new beginnings with prayer and restraint.

Vishishtadvaita: The household is portrayed as a fit locus for the Lord’s sustaining presence (immanence/antaryāmin), affirming sacredness of embodied social life under God’s sovereignty.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Children

FAQs

What is the significance of samskaras like naming and tonsure in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse groups key life-rites as dharmic “thresholds,” teaching that ordering family life through prescribed samskaras sustains auspiciousness and social-religious stability.

How does Sage Parāśara explain household observances in this chapter?

Parāśara enumerates major occasions—marriage, moving into a new home, naming a child, tonsure, and related rites—indicating when a gṛhastha should perform sanctioned ceremonies and duties.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the teaching reflects Vishnu as the preserver (sthiti): dharmic rites maintain harmony in worldly life, which is understood as upheld by the Supreme’s sustaining order.