Shloka 59

Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions

Sanskrit

पुण्यानुष्ठानयोगेषु गुरुदेवार्चनेषु च ।

जपयज्ञविधानेषु यात्रासु च चतुर्दश ॥

Transliteration

puṇyānuṣṭhāna-yogeṣu guru-deva-arcaneṣu ca |

japa-yajña-vidhāneṣu yātrāsu ca caturdaśa ||

Translation

ശുഭധാർമ്മിക കര്‍മ്മങ്ങളിൽ, ഗുരുവിന്റെയും ദേവതയുടെയും പൂജയിൽ, ജപ-യജ്ഞവിധികളിൽ, തീർത്ഥയാത്രകളിൽ—ചതുര്ദശി തിഥിയിലും।

Word by Word

• पुण्यानुष्ठानयोगेषु: in meritorious observances/practices
• पुण्यानुष्ठानयोगेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + अनुष्ठान + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; ‘पुण्यस्य अनुष्ठानस्य योगः’ इति समाहार/निर्देश (in the practices/observances of merit)

• गुरुदेवार्चनेषु: in worship of guru and gods
• गुरुदेवार्चनेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु + देव + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; ‘गुरोः देवानां च अर्चनेषु’ (worship of guru and deities)

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

• जपयज्ञविधानेषु: in the procedures of japa and sacrifice
• जपयज्ञविधानेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप + यज्ञ + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; ‘जपस्य यज्ञस्य च विधानेषु’

• यात्रासु: in journeys/pilgrimages
• यात्रासु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

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

• चतुर्दश: fourteen
• चतुर्दश: विशेषण (Adjectival/Enumerative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्द; प्रायः विशेषणरूपेण (numeral: fourteen); रूपम् अव्ययप्रायम्/प्रातिपदिक-निर्देश

Speakers

• Instructional prayer voice (speaker not specified in excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Religious observances
• Guru and deity worship
• Japa and yajña procedure
• Pilgrimage (yātrā)
• Tithi observance (caturdaśī)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Merit-bearing practices require steadiness and correctness; the verse implicitly warns that even ‘good’ acts can be hindered without careful observance and reverence toward guru and deity.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/Dharma—ritual calendar and practice-regulation.

What is the esoteric significance?

Caturdaśī is a liminal tithi (threshold before the new/full culmination), often associated with intensified subtle influences; hence special mention within a vighna-śānti context.