Shloka 17

Śrāddha-Kāla-Nirṇaya: Proper Times, Nakṣatra Fruits, Tīrtha Merit, and Offerings for Ancestral Rites

Devanagari script

विद्यामभीष्टा जीवे तु धनं वै भार्गवे पुनः / शमैश्वरे लभेदायुः प्रतिपत्सु सुतान् शुभान्

Transliteration

vidyāmabhīṣṭā jīve tu dhanaṃ vai bhārgave punaḥ / śamaiśvare labhedāyuḥ pratipatsu sutān śubhān

Translation

ഗുരു പ്രബലമായാൽ ജീവന് ഇഷ്ടവിദ്യ ലഭിക്കുന്നു; ശുക്രൻ പ്രബലമായാൽ ധനസമൃദ്ധി ലഭിക്കുന്നു. ശനിശാന്തിയാൽ ദീർഘായുസ്സ് ലഭിക്കും; പ്രതിപദ് തിഥിയിൽ ശുഭപുത്രന്മാർ ലഭിക്കും.

Word by Word

• vidyām: knowledge
• vidyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; object/result

• abhīṣṭām: desired, wished-for
• abhīṣṭām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; agrees with vidyām

• jīve: on Thursday
• jīve: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (day-name from Jupiter), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative (Thursday)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; object/result

• vai: indeed
• vai: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle (निपात)

• bhārgave: on Friday
• bhārgave: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (day-name from Bhṛgu/Venus), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative (Friday)

• punaḥ: again/further
• punaḥ: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb

• śani-aiśvare: on Saturday
• śani-aiśvare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śani (प्रातिपदिक) + aiśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (day-name), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘śaniḥ eva aiśvaraḥ’ (Śani-lord = Saturday)

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• āyuḥ: life-span, longevity
• āyuḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; object/result (often treated as neuter nom/acc sg)

• pratipatsu: on the pratipad (lunar day)
• pratipatsu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratipad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; locative plural (on pratipad tithis)

• sutān: sons, children
• sutān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; object/result

• śubhān: auspicious, good
• śubhān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; agrees with sutān

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Jupiter (Bṛhaspati)
• Venus (Śukra/Bhārgava)
• Saturn (Śani)
• Pratipat (tithi)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it treats worldly attainments (knowledge, wealth, longevity, progeny) as fruits arising within prakṛti through time, tithi, and graha-influences—implying that these are not the Atman itself but karmic outcomes that a seeker may transcend through higher yoga and devotion.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse is not a meditation instruction; it belongs to a dharmic–jyotiṣa register describing results. In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such results are ideally subordinated to sādhana—self-restraint (śama), devotion, and yogic discipline—so that prosperity supports dharma rather than binding the practitioner.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Purana’s integrative stance by placing astrological and ritual-life guidance within a larger framework where divine order (Īśvara) governs karmic fruits, while liberation is sought through unified devotion and yoga beyond those fruits.