Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

आमन्त्रितो ब्राह्मणो वा यो ऽन्यस्मै कुरुते क्षणम् / स याति नरकं घोरं सूकरत्वां प्रायाति च

Transliteration

āmantrito brāhmaṇo vā yo 'nyasmai kurute kṣaṇam / sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ sūkaratvāṃ prāyāti ca

Translation

വിധിപൂർവ്വം ക്ഷണിക്കപ്പെട്ട ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ ഒരു ക്ഷണം പോലും മറ്റൊരാളുടെ സേവയ്ക്കായി തിരിഞ്ഞാൽ, അവൻ ഭയങ്കര നരകത്തിൽ വീഴും; പിന്നെ പന്നിയായും ജനിക്കും।

Word by Word

• आमन्त्रितः: invited
• आमन्त्रितः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa of ब्राह्मणः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-मन्त्र् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (particle of alternative)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सापेक्ष-सर्वनाम

• अन्यस्मै: to another (person)
• अन्यस्मै: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• कुरुते: does, performs
• कुरुते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• क्षणम्: a moment (service/attendance for a moment)
• क्षणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (time-measure)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• याति: goes
• याति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नरकम्: hell
• नरकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of नरकम्)

• सूकरत्वाम्: the state of being a pig
• सूकरत्वाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object/Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूकर + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक-त्वान्त (state/condition)

• प्रायाति: attains, goes to
• प्रायाति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse tradition; teaching on dharma within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Naraka

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes karma-phala and dharma as preparatory disciplines that purify the mind—supporting fitness for Atman-realization taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights ethical restraint and reliability (a niyama-like discipline): honoring a formal commitment and avoiding fickleness, which the text treats as essential groundwork for higher yogic practice.

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

This verse is primarily dharma-focused and does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it supports the shared Purāṇic ideal that ethical discipline undergirds devotion and yoga in both Shaiva and Vaishnava frameworks.