Shloka 27

Āvāhāryaka-Śrāddha: Qualifications of Recipients, Paṅkti-Pāvana, and Exclusions

Devanagari script

यावतो ग्रसते पिण्डान् हव्यकव्येष्वमन्त्रवित् / तावतो ग्रसते प्रेत्य दीप्तान् स्थूलांस्त्वयोगुडान्

Transliteration

yāvato grasate piṇḍān havyakavyeṣvamantravit / tāvato grasate pretya dīptān sthūlāṃstvayoguḍān

Translation

Autant de boules de nourriture un ignorant consomme des offrandes aux dieux et aux ancêtres, autant de boules de fer brûlant il devra avaler après la mort.

Word by Word

• यावतः: of as many/as much as
• यावतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; परिमाण-वाचक (as much as/of how much)

• ग्रसते: swallows/eats
• ग्रसते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पिण्डान्: rice-balls (piṇḍas)
• पिण्डान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• हव्य-कव्येषु: in (rites of) havya and kavya offerings
• हव्य-कव्येषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (havyāni ca kavyāni ca); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• अ-मन्त्र-वित्: one who does not know mantras
• अ-मन्त्र-वित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (धातु)
• Form: नञ्-तत्पुरुष (negated determinative: 'not-knower of mantras'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तावतः: of that much
• तावतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तादृश-परिमाण (of that much)

• ग्रसते: swallows
• ग्रसते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• प्रेत्य: after death
• प्रेत्य: Kala/Avadhi (काल/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive), अर्थे 'मरणानन्तरम्' (after departing/dying)

• दीप्तान्: burning, blazing
• दीप्तान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त (प्रातिपदिक; √दीप् + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• स्थूलान्: thick, large
• स्थूलान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• अयः-गुडान्: lumps/balls of iron
• अयः-गुडान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'ayasas guḍāḥ' = lumps of iron); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing sages on dharma and śrāddha discipline

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Devas
• Preta

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it stresses karma-phala and ritual accountability in embodied life; realization of Ātman is supported by dharma, and violating sacred offerings strengthens bondage rather than liberation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific āsana or meditation is taught; the verse highlights the yama-like foundation for yoga—discipline, purity, and restraint—by warning against adharmic consumption of havya/kavya that obstructs spiritual progress.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Not explicitly; it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis by grounding higher theologies (Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava) in shared dharma: correct mantra-vidhi and reverence for devas and pitṛs as a common religious duty.