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Shloka 27

Āśauca and Udaka-kriyā: Post-Cremation Conduct, Eligibility, and Purifiers

Devanagari script

कुर्यात्कृष्यादिकं तद्वदविक्रेया हयास्तथा / बुभुक्षितस्त्र्यं स्थित्वा दृष्ट्वा वृत्तिविवर्जितम् / राजा धर्म्यां प्रकुर्वीत वृत्तिं विप्रादिकस्य च

Transliteration

kuryātkṛṣyādikaṃ tadvadavikreyā hayāstathā / bubhukṣitastryaṃ sthitvā dṛṣṭvā vṛttivivarjitam / rājā dharmyāṃ prakurvīta vṛttiṃ viprādikasya ca

Translation

അവൻ കൃഷി മുതലായ ഉപജീവനങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യട്ടെ; അതുപോലെ കുതിരകളും വിൽക്കരുതാത്തവയാണ്. വിശപ്പോടെ ഒരാൾ മുന്നിൽ നിൽക്കുകയും ഉപജീവനമില്ലാത്തവനെ കാണുകയും ചെയ്താൽ, രാജാവ് ധർമ്മപ്രകാരം ബ്രാഹ്മണാദികൾക്ക് യുക്തമായ ജീവിതോപാധി/പോഷണം ഏർപ്പെടുത്തണം.

Word by Word
कुर्यात्should do/undertake
कुर्यात्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
कृषिagriculture
कृषि:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootकृषि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद
आदिकम्agriculture etc. (related work)
आदिकम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootआदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृष्यादि = ‘beginning with agriculture’)
तद्वत्likewise
तद्वत्:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम) + वत् (तद्धित)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb) ‘in that manner/likewise’
अविक्रेयाःnot to be sold
अविक्रेयाः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ + विक्रेय (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त ‘to be sold’)
Formकर्तव्यतार्थक (gerundive sense) नञ्-समास/नकार-प्रत्यय; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन
हयाःhorses
हयाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootहय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन
तथाalso/likewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
बुभुक्षितhungry
बुभुक्षित:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबुभुक्ष् (धातु) → बुभुक्षित (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त
स्त्र्यम्a woman
स्त्र्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (वैदिक/छान्दस रूप: स्त्रियम्)
स्थित्वाhaving stood/after staying
स्थित्वा:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)
वृत्तिlivelihood/means of subsistence
वृत्ति:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद
विवर्जितम्deprived/without
विवर्जितम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + वर्ज् (धातु) → विवर्जित (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषः (वृत्त्या विवर्जितम्) = ‘deprived of livelihood’
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन
धर्म्याम्righteous/according to dharma
धर्म्याम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘धर्म्या’ (स्त्री) विशेषण
प्रकुर्वीतshould provide/arrange
प्रकुर्वीत:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + कृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
वृत्तिम्livelihood/support
वृत्तिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन
विप्रof a Brahmin
विप्र:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (समासे); समासपूर्वपद
आदिकस्यof those beginning with Brahmins, etc.
आदिकस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootआदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विप्रादिक = ‘beginning with Brahmins’)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)
Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Permissible livelihoods (e.g., agriculture) and prohibitions (horse sale); the king must provide dharmic support to those without means, especially brāhmaṇas and others.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as social yajña: governance as service sustaining cosmic and social balance.

Application: Support vulnerable livelihoods through just policy/charity; ensure safety nets; avoid exploitative trade in sensitive goods (e.g., animals) per ethical norms.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: kingdom/court and agrarian setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.106.25-26 (trade prohibitions); Garuda Purana rājadharma passages elsewhere (general)

Characters & Entities
K
King (Rājā)
B
Brāhmaṇa (Vipra)

FAQs

This verse frames vṛtti as a dharmic obligation of the king: when someone is found without livelihood—especially the hungry—the ruler must ensure rightful sustenance for brāhmaṇas and other dependents.

Indirectly, it links dharma in governance and compassion to merit (puṇya): supporting the livelihood-less is presented as righteous action that shapes one’s karmic outcome.

Support ethical livelihoods, avoid exploitative trade in essential assets, and prioritize structured aid for those without income—especially the hungry—through fair, dharma-aligned means.

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