Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

अग्निहोत्रपरो विद्वान् न्यायविच्च षडङ्गवित् / मन्त्रब्राह्मणविच्चैव यश्च स्याद् धर्मपाठकः

Transliteration

agnihotraparo vidvān nyāyavicca ṣaḍaṅgavit / mantrabrāhmaṇaviccaiva yaśca syād dharmapāṭhakaḥ

Translation

ನಿತ್ಯ ಅಗ್ನಿಹೋತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರತನಾದ ಪಂಡಿತನು, ನ್ಯಾಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಪುಣನು, ಷಡಂಗ (ವೇದಾಂಗ) ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸನು; ಮಂತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ ಭಾಗಗಳನ್ನೂ ತಿಳಿದು ಧರ್ಮಪಾಠಕನಾಗಲು ಯೋಗ್ಯನಾಗಿರುತ್ತಾನೆ।

Word by Word

• अग्निहोत्रपरः: devoted to the Agnihotra rite
• अग्निहोत्रपरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्निहोत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'अग्निहोत्रे परः' (devoted to Agnihotra)

• विद्वान्: a learned man
• विद्वान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद् (धातु) → विद्वस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शतृ/वसुँ-प्रत्ययान्त (present participial noun)

• न्यायवित्: knower of Nyāya (logic)
• न्यायवित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्याय (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (धातु) → वित् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'न्यायं वेत्ति' (knower of Nyāya)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• षडङ्गवित्: knower of the six Vedāṅgas
• षडङ्गवित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (धातु) → वित् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'षडङ्गानि वेत्ति' (knower of the six Vedāṅgas)

• मन्त्रब्राह्मणवित्: knower of the Mantra and Brāhmaṇa portions
• मन्त्रब्राह्मणवित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (धातु) → वित् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वः—मन्त्र-च ब्राह्मण-च (sections) + 'वित्' (knower)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• स्यात्: would be/is to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• धर्मपाठकः: a reciter/teacher of Dharma
• धर्मपाठकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पाठक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'धर्मस्य पाठकः'

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic instruction in the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Agnihotra
• Nyaya
• Vedangas
• Mantra
• Brahmana
• Dharma

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it establishes the outward disciplines and scriptural competencies (Agnihotra, Vedāṅgas, Nyāya, mantra–brāhmaṇa knowledge) that qualify a person to transmit Dharma—foundational preparation for later inner realization taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Rather than meditative technique, the verse highlights karma-śuddhi and adhikāra: daily Agnihotra and rigorous śāstra-study. In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such disciplined Vedic life supports eligibility for higher teachings, including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and yogic restraint.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it emphasizes shared dharma-criteria—Vedic practice and scriptural mastery—that underpin the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach where sectarian paths are grounded in common Vedic authority.