Shloka 73

Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct

Devanagari script

पित्र्ये स्वदित इत्येव वाक्यं गोष्ठेषु सूनृतम् / संपन्नमित्यभ्युदये दैवे रोचत इत्यपि

Transliteration

pitrye svadita ityeva vākyaṃ goṣṭheṣu sūnṛtam / saṃpannamityabhyudaye daive rocata ityapi

Translation

Dans les rites pour les Pitṛs (Ancêtres), qu’on prononce la parole douce et véridique : «Cela a été bien savouré (svaditam)». Dans les assemblées aussi, une parole suave et sincère est prescrite. Aux temps de prospérité et d’heureux essor, qu’on dise : «C’est accompli avec succès (saṃpannam)» ; et dans les rites aux Devas également : «C’est agréable/agréé (rocat[e])».

Word by Word

• पित्र्ये: in the ancestral rite
• पित्र्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in/at the ancestral (rite)’

• स्वदितः: ‘it is well-tasted/pleasing’
• स्वदितः: Vacana (वचन/उक्ति)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वद् (धातु) → स्वदित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; used as quoted utterance ‘(it is) well-tasted/pleasing’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle

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

• वाक्यम्: statement/utterance
• वाक्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st)/Accusative (2nd), Singular; here Nominative as topic ‘the statement’

• गोष्ठेषु: in assemblies/gatherings
• गोष्ठेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Plural

• सूनृतम्: pleasant/true-sweet
• सूनृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st)/Accusative (2nd), Singular; predicate adjective to ‘वाक्यम्’

• संपन्नम्: ‘accomplished/prosperous’
• संपन्नम्: Vacana (वचन/उक्ति)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संपद् (धातु) → संपन्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; quoted as utterance ‘accomplished/prosperous’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle

• अभ्युदये: on an auspicious occasion
• अभ्युदये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्युदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; ‘on an auspicious occasion/prosperity’

• दैवे: in the divine rite
• दैवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; ‘in the divine rite (daiva)’

• रोचत: let it please/shine
• रोचत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; additive particle (समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ)

Speaker

Vyasa (narratorial instruction within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teachings)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs (ancestors)
• Devas (gods)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it teaches sattvic discipline of speech (vāṅ-niyama) as a dharmic foundation—purifying conduct that supports inner clarity required for realizing the Ātman, a theme developed more explicitly in the Kurma Purana’s higher yoga teachings.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights ethical restraint in speech—truthful, gentle, and auspicious utterance—functioning as a preparatory limb for yoga (yama-like discipline). Such regulated speech stabilizes the mind and supports ritual purity and meditative steadiness.

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

Not explicitly; it contributes to the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by grounding both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths in shared dharma: disciplined, auspicious speech in ancestral and divine rites, which underlies devotion and yoga regardless of sectarian form.