Shloka 99

Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)

Sanskrit

ब्रह्मणे चान्तरीक्षाय सूर्याय च यथाक्रमम् । विश्वेभ्यश्चैव देवेभ्यो विश्वभूतभ्य एव च ॥

Transliteration

brahmaṇe cāntarīkṣāya sūryāya ca yathākramam | viśvebhyaścaiva devebhyo viśvabūtabhya eva ca ||

Translation

Et (il doit offrir) à Brahmā, à la région médiane (Antarikṣa) et au Soleil, selon leur ordre propre; et aussi aux Viśvedevas, et véritablement à tous les êtres de l’univers.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणे: to Brahmā / to Brahman
• ब्रह्मणे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (शब्दरूपेण), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्तरीक्षाय: to the mid-region/atmosphere
• अन्तरीक्षाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरीक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• सूर्याय: to the Sun
• सूर्याय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यथाक्रमम्: in due order
• यथाक्रमम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (adverb)

• विश्वेभ्यः: to the Viśve (all) gods
• विश्वेभ्यः: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• देवेभ्यः: to the gods
• देवेभ्यः: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन

• विश्वभूतभ्यः: to all beings
• विश्वभूतभ्यः: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन

• एव: just/indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speakers

• Not specified in the provided excerpt (instructional narrative voice)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Brahmā
• Antarikṣa (cosmic region)
• Sūrya
• Viśvedevas

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Ritual procedure
• Cosmology (three regions)
• Universal beneficence

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ritual is broadened beyond personal or clan deities to include cosmic strata and all beings, cultivating a universal ethic: one’s sustenance is linked to the whole world-system.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Though it references cosmological categories (sun, mid-space), it functions as ācāra (ritual dharma) rather than sarga/pratisarga narration.

What is the esoteric significance?

Invoking Brahmā–Antarikṣa–Sūrya maps creation, intermediary circulation, and illumination/energy; offering to Viśvedevas and all beings universalizes the sacrifice as a microcosmic yajña.