Shloka 166

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

धान्यपर्वतवत्संर्वं विधानमिह पठ्यते । अधिवासनपूर्वं हि तद्वद्धोमसुरार्चनम्

Transliteration

dhānyaparvatavatsaṃrvaṃ vidhānamiha paṭhyate | adhivāsanapūrvaṃ hi tadvaddhomasurārcanam

Translation

នៅទីនេះ គេបានបង្រៀននូវវិធីបូជាទាំងមូល ដូចជាពិធីធាន្យបរវត។ ហើយពិតប្រាកដ បន្ទាប់ពីអធិវាសន (ការសក្ការៈបឋម) គួរធ្វើហោម និងអរចនាទេវតាដូចគ្នា។

Word by Word

• धान्य-पर्वत-वत्: like (in the manner of) the grain-mountain
• धान्य-पर्वत-वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: वत्-प्रत्ययान्त तद्धित; उपमानवाचक-अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (like the grain-mountain)

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘paṭhyate’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (here: “all/entire”)

• विधानम्: procedure/ritual arrangement
• विधानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘paṭhyate’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• पठ्यते: is recited/taught
• पठ्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive: “is read/taught”)

• अधिवासन-पूर्वम्: with prior consecration (adhivāsana)
• अधिवासन-पूर्वम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधिवासन (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् (adverb: “preceded by consecration/adhivāsana”)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (likewise)

• होम-सुरा-अर्चनम्: homa and worship with surā (liquor)
• होम-सुरा-अर्चनम्: Karma (कर्म/That which is (also) prescribed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक) + सुरा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative/ritual instruction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; likely within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue framework, but not explicit from the single verse).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: धान्यपर्वतवत् = धान्य-पर्वत-वत्; वधानमिह = विधानम् इह; तद्वद्धोमसुरार्चनम् = तद्वत् होम-सुरा-अर्चनम्; ‘संर्वं’ in Devanagari appears as scribal for ‘सर्वं’.

Characters & Entities

• Sura (deities)

FAQs

What ritual sequence does this verse outline?

It states that the procedure follows the Dhānyaparvata model: first adhivāsana (preliminary consecration), then homa (fire-offering) and surārcana (worship of the deities).

What is the purpose of adhivāsana in this context?

Adhivāsana is the preparatory consecration that ritually establishes and sanctifies the setting and materials, after which the main offerings and deity-worship are performed.

What ethical or spiritual emphasis is implied by 'homa' and 'surārcanam' together?

The pairing suggests both inner discipline through offering (homa) and devotional reverence through worship (deva-arcana), integrating duty (karma/vidhi) with devotion (upāsanā).