Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

कन्यकां वै द्वितीयायां तृतीयायां तु वन्दिनः / पशून्क्षुद्रांश्चतुर्थ्यां तु पञ्चम्यांशोभनान् सुतान्

Transliteration

kanyakāṃ vai dvitīyāyāṃ tṛtīyāyāṃ tu vandinaḥ / paśūnkṣudrāṃścaturthyāṃ tu pañcamyāṃśobhanān sutān

Translation

ദ്വിതീയ തിഥിയിൽ കന്യ (യോഗ്യ വധു) ലഭിക്കും; തൃതീയയിൽ യശസ്സിനെ പാടിപ്പറയുന്ന വന്ദികൾ ലഭിക്കും. ചതുര്ഥിയിൽ ചെറുപശുക്കൾ ലഭിക്കും; പഞ്ചമിയിൽ സുന്ദരവും ശുഭവുമായ പുത്രന്മാർ അനുഗ്രഹമായി ലഭിക്കും.

Word by Word

• कन्यकाम्: a maiden/daughter
• कन्यकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• द्वितीयायाम्: on the second (tithi)
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; (तिथौ) ‘on the second (lunar day)’

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (tithi)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; (तिथौ)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (but/and)

• वन्दिनः: praisers/bards
• वन्दिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• पशून्: animals/cattle
• पशून्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• क्षुद्रान्: small/mean
• क्षुद्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘पशून्’)

• चतुर्थ्याम्: on the fourth (tithi)
• चतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; (तिथौ)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय

• पञ्चम्याम्: on the fifth (tithi)
• पञ्चम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; (तिथौ)

• शोभनान्: excellent/auspicious
• शोभनान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘सुतान्’)

• सुतान्: sons/children
• सुतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator/Sage (Purāṇic discourse, tithi-phala section; traditionally conveyed within the sage-to-king teaching frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Tithi (lunar day)
• Sons (suta)
• Cattle (paśu)

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FAQs

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

This verse is not a direct Atman-teaching; it emphasizes karma-phala within dharma—how disciplined observance and worship yield worldly results, which later teachings in the Purana use to guide the seeker from desire-based merit toward liberation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights vrata-based discipline tied to tithis rather than a specific meditation technique; it reflects preparatory dharmic practice (niyama-like restraint and observance) that supports purity and steadiness valued in Yoga-shastra.

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

It does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; it sits within the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis where shared dharmic observances and devotion are upheld as common ground across Shaiva and Vaishnava modes of worship.