Shloka 12

Āvāhāryaka-Śrāddha: Qualifications of Recipients, Paṅkti-Pāvana, and Exclusions

Devanagari script

कुलीनाः श्रुतवन्तश्च शीलवन्तस्तपस्विनः / अग्निचित्स्नातका विप्रा विज्ञेयाः पङ्क्तिपावनाः

Transliteration

kulīnāḥ śrutavantaśca śīlavantastapasvinaḥ / agnicitsnātakā viprā vijñeyāḥ paṅktipāvanāḥ

Translation

ಕುಲೀನರು, ಶ್ರುತಿಸಂಪನ್ನರು, ಶೀಲವಂತರು, ತಪಸ್ವಿಗಳು ಆದ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರು—ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಗ್ನಿಚಯನ ಮಾಡಿದವರು ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ನಾತಕವ್ರತ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ವಿಪ್ರರು—ಅವರನ್ನು ‘ಪಂಕ್ತಿಪಾವನರು’ ಎಂದು ಗುರುತಿಸಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

• कुलीनाः: of noble family
• कुलीनाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुलीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• श्रुतवन्तः: learned
• श्रुतवन्तः: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुतवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘learned/heard (Veda)’

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

• शीलवन्तः: virtuous
• शीलवन्तः: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• तपस्विनः: austere/ascetic
• तपस्विनः: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• अग्निचित्-स्नातकाः: Agni-cit performers and Snātakas
• अग्निचित्-स्नातकाः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निचित् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्नातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व: ‘अग्निचितश्च स्नातकाश्च’

• विप्राः: learned Brahmins
• विप्राः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• विज्ञेयाः: are to be known (as)
• विज्ञेयाः: विधेय-विशेषण (प्रेडिकेटिव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+√ज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भाव्य/विधेय

• पङ्क्ति-पावनाः: purifiers of the dining line
• पङ्क्ति-पावनाः: विधेय-विशेषण (प्रेडिकेटिव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पङ्क्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Narratorial/Smriti-style instruction within the Kurma Purana (Dharma teaching context; traditionally presented through the Purana’s sage-to-sage narration)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmana (Vipra)
• Agnicayana (Agnicit)
• Snataka
• Pankti-pavana

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily dharma-oriented: it defines outward qualifications (learning, conduct, tapas, and Vedic rites) that make a person socially and ritually ‘purifying’ in communal contexts; it does not directly expound Atman metaphysics.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights tapas (austerity/discipline) as a yogic-dharmic quality; rather than meditation techniques, it emphasizes ethical restraint and vow-completion (snātaka) as forms of disciplined living aligned with śāstra.

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

It does not explicitly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; instead, it reflects the Purana’s broader synthesis by grounding spiritual authority in both inner discipline (tapas/śīla) and orthodox Vedic observance (agnicayana, snātaka), a shared sacred framework across Shaiva and Vaishnava milieus.