Shloka 34

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

सकृद्भोजनसंयुक्ता उपवासं करिष्यथ । अकृतश्राद्धनिचया अप्राप्ताः पिंडमेव च ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

sakṛdbhojanasaṃyuktā upavāsaṃ kariṣyatha | akṛtaśrāddhanicayā aprāptāḥ piṃḍameva ca || 34 ||

Translation

Habiendo comido sólo una vez, emprended el ayuno (upavāsa). Quienes no han realizado el conjunto de ritos de Śrāddha acumulados no obtienen ni siquiera el piṇḍa, la ofrenda funeraria.

Word by Word

• सकृत्: once (only)
• सकृत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• भोजन-संयुक्ताः: having (only) one meal / associated with eating once
• भोजन-संयुक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक) + सम् + युज् (धातु) → संयुक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘संयुक्त’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भोजनेन संयुक्ताः/भोजनयुक्ताः)

• उपवासम्: fasting
• उपवासम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• करिष्यथ: you all will do/observe
• करिष्यथ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अकृत-श्राद्ध-निचयाः: those who have not performed the accumulated śrāddhas
• अकृत-श्राद्ध-निचयाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकृत (कृदन्त; नञ्-पूर्वक) + श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + निचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्राद्धस्य निचयः), पूर्वपद ‘अकृत’ = न कृतः (नञ्-तत्पुरुष/निषेध)

• अप्राप्ताः: not having obtained/received
• अप्राप्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + प्र + आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘प्राप्त’; नञ्-पूर्वक ‘अप्राप्त’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पिण्डम्: rice-ball offering (piṇḍa)
• पिण्डम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within Uttara-Bhaga ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It links disciplined observance (single-meal and fasting) with the efficacy of ancestral rites, emphasizing that neglect of Śrāddha disrupts the intended benefit of piṇḍa offerings for the departed.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

While primarily ritual-focused, it supports Bhakti through dharmic discipline: regulated food and fasting are traditional supports for purity and steadiness, which strengthen devotional practice and sacred duty.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure) through rules of vrata (single-meal + upavāsa) and the correct performance of Śrāddha and piṇḍa-dāna in Pitṛ-kārya.