Shloka 22

Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct

Devanagari script

ततः स्नात्वा निवृत्तेभ्यः प्रत्युत्थायकृताञ्जलिः / पाद्यमाचमनीयं च संप्रयच्छेद् यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

tataḥ snātvā nivṛttebhyaḥ pratyutthāyakṛtāñjaliḥ / pādyamācamanīyaṃ ca saṃprayacched yathākramam

Translation

ຈາກນັ້ນ ເມື່ອອາບນ້ຳແລ້ວ ຄວນລຸກຂຶ້ນຕ້ອນຮັບຜູ້ທີ່ກັບຄືນ ດ້ວຍພັບມືນົບນ້ອມ; ແລ້ວຖວາຍນ້ຳລ້າງຕີນ ແລະນ້ຳອາຈະມະນະ (ນ້ຳຈິບຊຳລະ) ຕາມລຳດັບອັນຄວນ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तर-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bathed)

• निवृत्तेभ्यः: to those who have returned/finished
• निवृत्तेभ्यः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवृत्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from नि+वृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/सम्प्रदान-प्राय), बहुवचन; 'निवृत्त' = returned/finished persons

• प्रत्युत्थाय: having risen to greet
• प्रत्युत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति+उत्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; 'having risen up (in respect)'

• कृताञ्जलिः: with hands joined (in reverence)
• कृताञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु-क्त) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (कृतः अञ्जलिः यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• पाद्यम्: water for washing the feet
• पाद्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आचमनीयम्: water for sipping (ācamanīya)
• आचमनीयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचमनीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• संप्रयच्छेत्: should present/offer
• संप्रयच्छेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्र+यम्/यच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यथा-क्रमम्: in proper sequence
• यथा-क्रमम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (in due order)

Speaker

Narratorial instruction (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta reporting the teaching within the Kurma Purana’s dharma discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes śauca (purity) and disciplined conduct, which are supports for inner clarity; such clarity is traditionally held to steady the mind for recognizing the Self beyond ritual action.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Not a meditation technique directly, but foundational niyamas: cleanliness (snāna), respectful attention (pratyutthāna, añjali), and regulated ritual acts (pādya, ācamana). In Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga framework, these stabilize the practitioner for higher yoga (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline).

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

It presents shared dharma rather than sectarian difference: the same standards of purity and hospitality apply across Shaiva and Vaishnava practice, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s integrative (synthesis) approach.