Shloka 9

Tilā-Dāna, Dīpa-Dāna, and Nitya-Jalapradāna

Yama–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda) | तिलदान-दीपदान-नित्यजलप्रदान (यम-ब्राह्मण संवाद

Devanagari script

पूपान्‌ पुनर्वसौ दत्त्वा तथैवान्नानि शो भने । यशस्वी रूपसम्पन्नो बद्धन्नो जायते कुले

Transliteration

pūpān punarvasau dattvā tathaivānnāni śobhane | yaśasvī rūpasampanno baddhānno jāyate kule ||

Translation

Nārada dijo: «Al dar pasteles dulces (pūpa) en el tiempo de Punarvasu, y asimismo ofrecer alimento, uno nace en una familia noble, dotado de fama y hermosura».

Word by Word

• पूपान्: cakes
• पूपान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पुनर्वसौ: on/at the (lunar mansion) Punarvasu
• पुनर्वसौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर्वसु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• दत्त्वा: having given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (ददाति)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अन्नानि: foods, meals
• अन्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• शोभने: on an auspicious (day/time)
• शोभने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यशस्वी: famous, illustrious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रूपसम्पन्नः: endowed with beauty/form
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप-सम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बद्धान्नः: one for whom food is secured/abundant (lit. ‘having bound/provided food’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बद्ध-अन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जायते: is born
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (जायते)
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• कुले: in a family
• कुले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Punarvasu (nakṣatra/observance)
• pūpa (sweet cakes)
• anna (food)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Generous giving—especially of food and festive offerings at an auspicious time—creates merit that ripens as favorable life circumstances: birth in a good family, along with fame, beauty, and secure sustenance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is explaining the results (phala) of a specific charitable act: donating sweet cakes and food during the Punarvasu observance. He states the auspicious outcomes that accrue to the donor in a future birth.