Shloka 62

Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)

Sanskrit

भवतो वैश्वदेवान्ते नामोच्चारणपूर्वकम् ।

एतत्तवेति दास्यन्ति भवतो बलिमूर्जितम् ॥

Transliteration

bhavato vaiśvadevānte nāmoccāraṇapūrvakam | etat taveti dāsyanti bhavato balim ūrjitam ||

Translation

വൈശ്വദേവ കർമം സമാപിക്കുമ്പോൾ, ആദ്യം നിന്റെ നാമം ഉച്ചരിച്ചു, ‘ഇത് നിനക്കുള്ളത്’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞ് അവർ പോഷകമായ ബലി-അർപ്പണം നൽകും।

Word by Word

• bhavataḥ: of you (hon.)
• bhavataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/भवद्)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्द, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (honorific)

• vaiśvadeva-ante: at the end of the Vaiśvadeva rite
• vaiśvadeva-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśvadeva (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (vaiśvadevasya antaḥ)

• nāma: name
• nāma: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (member of compound)

• uccāraṇa: uttering, pronunciation
• uccāraṇa: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uccāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (member of compound)

• pūrvakam: preceded by
• pūrvakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: 'preceded by')

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• iti: thus, saying
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थ-द्योतक/Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• dāsyanti: they will give
• dāsyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhavataḥ: to you (hon.)
• bhavataḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/भवद्)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्द, पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (honorific)

• balim: offering, oblation
• balim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ūrjitam: strengthened, abundant
• ūrjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ūrjita (प्रातिपदिक; √ūrj/√vṛdh अर्थे, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; (balim इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

Speakers

• Unspecified in input; instruction addressed to a Yakṣa about how householders will offer

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "dharma", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Viśve Devāḥ (collective ‘all gods’ implied by Vaiśvadeva)

Key Themes

• Gṛhastha-dharma
• Vaiśvadeva
• Bali offerings
• Ritual speech (name invocation)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Household dharma includes structured giving: offerings are allocated with clarity (naming, intention) rather than through fear or superstition. Proper distribution of ritual portions maintains harmony between humans and liminal beings.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ritual-dharma instruction; tangential to the five characteristics, functioning as applied ethics within the Purāṇic setting.

What is the esoteric significance?

Name (nāma) fixes intention and ‘address’ in subtle economy; the bali becomes ‘ūrjita’ when offered with correct sankalpa and closure (anta) of the rite, preventing psychic diffusion.