Shloka 42

Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्

Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणानां सहस्रं च भोजयित्वा यथाविधि विद्याविनयसम्पन्नं ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम्

Transliteration

brāhmaṇānāṃ sahasraṃ ca bhojayitvā yathāvidhi vidyāvinayasampannaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vedapāragam

Translation

Après avoir nourri mille brāhmaṇas selon le rite prescrit, qu’on honore et soutienne tout particulièrement un brāhmaṇa riche de science et d’humilité, ayant atteint l’autre rive du Veda ; ainsi l’offrande devient vraiment digne de Śiva, le Pati qui desserre les liens (pāśa) du pashu (l’âme).

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of brāhmaṇas

• सहस्रम्: a thousand

• च: and

• भोजयित्वा: having fed

• यथाविधि: according to rule/rite

• विद्याविनयसम्पन्नम्: endowed with knowledge and discipline/humility

• ब्राह्मणम्: a brāhmaṇa

• वेदपारगम्: one who has mastered the Veda (gone to its far shore)

Speaker

Suta Goswami