Shloka 10

Āvāhāryaka-Śrāddha: Qualifications of Recipients, Paṅkti-Pāvana, and Exclusions

Devanagari script

अहिंसानिरतो नित्यमप्रतिग्रहणस्तथा / सत्रिणो दाननिरता विज्ञेयाः पङ्क्तिपावनाः

Transliteration

ahiṃsānirato nityamapratigrahaṇastathā / satriṇo dānaniratā vijñeyāḥ paṅktipāvanāḥ

Translation

ଯେମାନେ ସଦା ଅହିଂସାରେ ରତ, ସ୍ୱାର୍ଥ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରତିଗ୍ରହ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ, ସତ୍ରଧର୍ମ ପାଳନ କରନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ଦାନରେ ନିଷ୍ଠାବାନ—ସେମାନେ ‘ପଂକ୍ତିପାବନ’ ବୋଲି ଜଣାଯିବେ।

Word by Word

• अहिंसा-निरतः: engaged in non-violence
• अहिंसा-निरतः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहिंसा (प्रातिपदिक) + निरत (कृदन्त, √रम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण: निरत (क्त) = ‘engaged in’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• अप्रतिग्रहणः: not accepting gifts
• अप्रतिग्रहणः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-प्रतिग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक; प्रति+√ग्रह् धातु + ल्युट्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक विशेषण

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: सम्बन्धसूचक (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/उपपद-अर्थे: ‘also/likewise’)

• सत्रिणः: performers of sacrificial sessions
• सत्रिणः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘सत्र’ (दीर्घयज्ञ) करनेवाले

• दान-निरताः: devoted to giving
• दान-निरताः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक) + निरत (कृदन्त, √रम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण: निरत (क्त)

• विज्ञेयाः: are to be known (as)
• विज्ञेयाः: विधेय-विशेषण (प्रेडिकेटिव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+√ज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कृदन्त (भाव्य/विधेय): ‘to be known/recognized’

• पङ्क्ति-पावनाः: purifiers of the dining line
• पङ्क्ति-पावनाः: विधेय-विशेषण (प्रेडिकेटिव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पङ्क्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘पङ्क्तेः पावनाः’

Speaker

Traditional narration within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching context (instructional voice attributed to the Purana’s authoritative narrator, in a dialogue frame involving sages and Lord Kurma’s teaching tradition).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ahimsa
• Satra
• Dana
• Pankti-pavana

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: by prioritizing ahiṃsā, non-possessiveness (apratigraha), and dāna, the verse points to inner purity and self-restraint—prerequisites in Purāṇic yoga-dharma for realizing the steady, unattached Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Ethical disciplines akin to yama-niyama are emphasized: non-violence, refusal of exploitative gain, and generosity. In the Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented dharma, these stabilize the mind and make higher practice (japa, dhyāna, īśvara-bhakti) fruitful.

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

Not by naming them, but by expressing shared dharma: the same ethical foundations support both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis—purity through ahiṃsā and dāna is upheld as universally sanctifying.