Shloka 90
The Greatness of the Ancestors: Ekoddiṣṭa Śrāddha, Āśauca Rules, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa
नामतः कर्मतश्चैव सुदरिद्रस्य ते सुताः । तपसे बुद्धिरभवत्तेषां वै द्विजजन्मनां
nāmataḥ karmataścaiva sudaridrasya te sutāḥ | tapase buddhirabhavatteṣāṃ vai dvijajanmanāṃ
अतिदरिद्र त्या पुरुषाचे ते पुत्र—नावाने व कर्मानेही—तपस्येकडे प्रवृत्त झाले; आणि त्या साधनेने त्यांनी द्विजत्व (ब्राह्मणत्व) प्राप्त केले।
Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt; likely within the Purāṇic narration framework)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कर्मतश्चैव = कर्मतः + च + एव; बुद्धिरभवत् = बुद्धिः + अभवत्; अभवत्तेषां = अभवत् + तेषाम्; द्विजजन्मनाम् is a tatpuruṣa compound.
FAQs
It presents poverty as not being a barrier to spiritual advancement: the sons of a very poor man develop tapas (austerity) and thereby attain elevated status and refinement.
It implies that disciplined practice and inner transformation (tapas) can lead to recognized spiritual and social-religious elevation associated with dvija identity, emphasizing merit and conduct.
The ethical thrust is that character and disciplined effort—name and deed aligned with virtue—shape one’s destiny more than external circumstance.