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Shloka 11

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

सनातनो हि संकल्प: काम इत्यभिधीयते । रुद्रस्य तेज: प्रस्कन्नमग्नी निपतितं च यत्‌

sanātano hi saṅkalpaḥ kāma ity abhidhīyate | rudrasya tejaḥ praskannam agnau nipatitaṃ ca yat,

ശാശ്വതമായ സംകല്പത്തെയാണ് ‘കാമം’ എന്നു വിളിക്കുന്നത്. ആ കാമം മൂലം രുദ്രന്റെ തേജസ് സ്ഖലിച്ച് അഗ്നിയിൽ പതിച്ചതിനെ അഗ്നി സ്വീകരിച്ച് ധരിച്ചു. പിന്നെ ദേവന്മാർ ആ രണ്ടാം അഗ്നിസമമായ മഹാതേജസ്സിനെ ഗംഗയിൽ സ്ഥാപിച്ച് ബാലരൂപത്തിൽ ജനിപ്പിക്കും; ആ ബാലൻ ദേവശത്രുക്കളുടെ വധത്തിന് കാരണമാകും.

सनातनःeternal
सनातनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसनातन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
संकल्पःresolve/intention
संकल्पः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंकल्प
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कामःdesire (Kāma)
कामः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
अभिधीयतेis called/denoted
अभिधीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-धा
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular
रुद्रस्यof Rudra
रुद्रस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तेजःsplendor/energy
तेजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
प्रस्कन्नम्having slipped/fallen forth
प्रस्कन्नम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-स्कन्द्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)
अग्नौin Agni (fire)
अग्नौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
निपतितम्having fallen down
निपतितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-पत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यत्which/that (what)
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
R
Rudra
A
Agni
K
Kāma

Educational Q&A

The verse frames kāma (desire) as an ancient, enduring saṅkalpa—an initiating impulse that can set vast consequences in motion. Ethically, it suggests that desire is not merely personal craving but a powerful causal force that must be understood and governed within dharma.

Bhīṣma explains a mythic sequence: Rudra’s tejas (fiery potency) is emitted and falls into Agni, who receives it. This energy will later be transferred to the Gaṅgā and born as a child-warrior who becomes instrumental in destroying the enemies of the gods (a reference to the birth-motif of Skanda/Kārttikeya).