Shloka 25

Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions

Devanagari script

पटोले तु न वृद्धिः स्याद्बलहानिश्च मूलके । कलंकी जायते बिल्वे तिर्यग्योनिश्च निंबुके

Transliteration

paṭole tu na vṛddhiḥ syādbalahāniśca mūlake | kalaṃkī jāyate bilve tiryagyoniśca niṃbuke

Translation

Con la hortaliza paṭola no hay crecimiento; con el rábano hay pérdida de fuerza. Al comer bilva se adquiere mancha, y por el nimbuka (neem) se nace en un vientre animal.

Word by Word

पटोलेin the case of paṭola (pointed gourd)

तुbut; however

नnot

वृद्धिःincrease; growth

स्यात्would be; may occur

बलहानिःloss of strength

चand

मूलकेin the case of radish

कलंकीone becomes blemished

जायतेis born; becomes

बिल्वेin the case of bilva (bael)

तिर्यग्योनिःbirth as an animal

चand

निंबुकेin the case of niṃbuka (lemon/citron)

Speaker

Unspecified (context not provided for the dialogue frame in this single-verse input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्याद्बलहानिः = स्यात् + बलहानिः (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि: त् + ब् → द्ब्). हानिश्च = हानिः + च (विसर्ग-सन्धि). तिर्यग्योनिश्च = तिर्यग्योनिः + च (विसर्ग-सन्धि).

FAQs

What is the main teaching of this verse?

It lists specific foods and the undesirable consequences attributed to consuming them, presenting a karmic-ritual view of diet affecting prosperity, strength, reputation, and future birth.

Does the verse promote a particular theological theme of the Padma Purana?

In this isolated verse, the emphasis is practical-ethical (purity and consequences of conduct) rather than a distinct Vaishnava devotional doctrine; it fits the Purana’s broader dharma-oriented guidance.

What does 'tiryagyoni' mean here?

Tiryagyoni literally means “animal womb/birth,” i.e., being reborn among non-human species, used as a strong warning to discourage the stated practice.