Shloka 84

Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite

Devanagari script

तदंते पुष्पमन्नानि घृतधेन्वा सहैव तु । दत्वा शिवपदं याति विप्राय घृतपायसम्

Transliteration

tadaṃte puṣpamannāni ghṛtadhenvā sahaiva tu | datvā śivapadaṃ yāti viprāya ghṛtapāyasam

Translation

そののち、花の供物の食を、ギーを産する牝牛とともに捧げ、さらにバラモンにギー入りの甘い乳粥（パーヤサ）を施せば、シヴァの境地（住処）に至る。

Word by Word

• तदन्ते: at its end
• तदन्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तस्य अन्ते)

• पुष्पम्: flowers
• पुष्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• अन्नानि: foods
• अन्नानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• घृतधेन्वा: with a ghee-cow (cow yielding ghee)
• घृतधेन्वा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + धेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (घृतस्य धेनुः)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सहार्थक; "together with")

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/continuation)

• दत्वा: having given
• दत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; "having given"

• शिवपदम्: Śiva's abode/state
• शिवपदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (शिवं पदम्)

• याति: attains/goes
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विप्राय: to a brāhmaṇa
• विप्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन

• घृतपायसम्: ghee-rice-pudding
• घृतपायसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (घृतेन पायसम्/घृतयुक्तं पायसम्)

Speaker

Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तदंते = तदन्ते; घृतधेन्वा (धेनु-शब्दस्य तृतीया एकवचन रूपम्); सहैव = सह + एव

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vipra (Brahmana)

FAQs

What practice is recommended in this verse?

It recommends dāna: offering flower-based foods and donating a ghee-yielding cow, along with giving ghee-sweet rice (ghṛta-pāyasa) to a brāhmaṇa.

What spiritual result does the verse claim for this charity?

It states that such giving leads to attaining “Śiva-pada”—the state or abode of Śiva.

What is the ethical lesson emphasized here?

The verse highlights generosity and respectful support of learned/ritual specialists (vipras) through wholesome offerings, presenting charity as a direct means of spiritual uplift.