Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

असमानप्रवरको ह्यसगोत्रस्तथैव च / असंबन्धी च विज्ञेयो ब्राह्मणः पङ्क्तिपावनः

Transliteration

asamānapravarako hyasagotrastathaiva ca / asaṃbandhī ca vijñeyo brāhmaṇaḥ paṅktipāvanaḥ

Translation

ಭಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರವರಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿದವನು, ಅದೇ ಗೋತ್ರದವನು ಅಲ್ಲದವನು, ಬಂಧುತ್ವಸಂಬಂಧವಿಲ್ಲದವನು—ಅಂತಹ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನು ಪಂಕ್ತಿ-ಪಾವನನೆಂದು ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

• असमान-प्रवरकः: having a different pravara (lineage invocation)
• असमान-प्रवरकः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असमान (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय—असमानः प्रवरकः (one whose pravara is not the same)

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• अस-गोत्रः: of a different gotra
• अस-गोत्रः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस (नञ्/अ- उपसर्गार्थ) + गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/कर्मधारय—अस्मात् भिन्नं गोत्रं यस्य (different gotra)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus/so)

• एव: only/just
• एव: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (restrictive particle)

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

• अ-सम्बन्धी: unrelated (no kinship)
• अ-सम्बन्धी: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्) + सम्बन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समास—सम्बन्धो नास्ति यस्य (unrelated)

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

• विज्ञेयः: should be known (as)
• विज्ञेयः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → विज्ञेय (कृदन्त, तव्यत्/य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थक/कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त—‘to be known/should be understood’

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: कर्ता/समनाधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पङ्क्ति-पावनः: purifier of the dining line/company
• पङ्क्ति-पावनः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पङ्क्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—पङ्क्तेः पावनः

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying dharma-teaching as preserved in the Kurma Purana tradition

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Pravara
• Gotra
• Paṅkti-pāvana

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly teach Ātman-metaphysics; it frames dharma in social-ritual terms, emphasizing purity and propriety in sacred acts as a supportive discipline for spiritual life.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yogic technique is described; the verse highlights karmic discipline (niyama-like restraint) through correct ritual association, which the Kurma Purana treats as a foundation that stabilizes higher practices such as Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplation.

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

It does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; indirectly, it reflects the Purana’s synthesis where shared dharma (right conduct and purity) undergirds devotion to the Supreme—whether approached through Śaiva or Vaiṣṇava idioms.