Shloka 8

Adhyaya 33 — Madālasa on the Fruit of Śrāddha Performed on Lunar Days and Nakṣatras

Sanskrit

सर्वान् कामानवाप्रोति स्वर्गञ्चानन्तमश्नुते ।

कृत्तिकासु पितॄन् अर्च्य स्वर्गमाप्रोति मानवः ॥

Transliteration

sarvān kāmān avāpnoti svargaṃ cānantam aśnute | kṛttikāsu pitṝn arcya svargam āpnoti mānavaḥ ||

Translation

ಅವನು ಎಲ್ಲ ಇಷ್ಟಾರ್ಥಗಳನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಂತ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಸೌಖ್ಯವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ। ಕೃತ್ತಿಕಾ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಿತೃಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸುವವನು ಸ್ವರ್ಗವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ।

Word by Word

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘kāmān’)

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्म

• avāpnoti: obtains
• avāpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• svargam: heaven
• svargam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• anantam: endless
• anantam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘svargam’)

• aśnute: enjoys/attains
• aśnute: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √aś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• kṛttikāsu: on (the days of) Kṛttikā
• kṛttikāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛttikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; अधिकरण (time: on the Kṛttikā days/under Kṛttikā)

• pitṝn: the ancestors
• pitṝn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्म

• arcya: having worshipped
• arcya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arc (धातु) + lyap (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष), ‘having worshipped’; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• svargam: heaven
• svargam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• mānavaḥ: a human
• mānavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

Speakers

• Dharma-instructional narrator within the Purāṇic dialogue framework (not Devi Māhātmya); specific speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Pitṛs (Ancestors)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Pitṛ Pūjā
• Nakṣatra observance
• Svarga
• Kāmya results

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse integrates cosmic time (nakṣatra) with ethical duty (pitṛ-arcana), presenting dharma as living in rhythm with calendrical order rather than random personal preference.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ritual-dharma (ācāra) material; not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.

What is the esoteric significance?

Kṛttikā is linked with ‘purifying fire’ symbolism in broader tradition; honoring Pitṛs then implies a refinement of ancestral bonds leading to higher lokas (svarga).