Shloka 78

Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct

Devanagari script

नोद्वासयेत् तदुच्छिष्टं यावन्नास्तङ्गतो रविः / ब्रह्मचारी भवेतां तु दम्पती रजनीं तु ताम्

Transliteration

nodvāsayet taducchiṣṭaṃ yāvannāstaṅgato raviḥ / brahmacārī bhavetāṃ tu dampatī rajanīṃ tu tām

Translation

ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଅସ୍ତ ନ ହେଉଅବଧି ସେଇ ଶେଷ (ଉଚ୍ଛିଷ୍ଟ) ବାହାରେ ଫେଙ୍ଗିବ ନାହିଁ। ଏବଂ ସେଇ ରାତିରେ ଦମ୍ପତି ବ୍ରହ୍ମଚର୍ୟ ପାଳନ କରିବେ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• उद्वासयेत्: should remove/throw away
• उद्वासयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + वस् (धातु, causative वासय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (उच्छिष्टम्)

• उच्छिष्टम्: leftover/food remnants
• उच्छिष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्छिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conj./adverb), यावदर्थे (as long as)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात

• अस्तङ्गतः: set (gone to setting)
• अस्तङ्गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्तम् + गत (गम्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), विशेषण (रविः)

• रविः: the sun
• रविः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मचारी: a celibate/one observing brahmacarya
• ब्रह्मचारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + चारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणि चारिन्)

• भवेताम्: should be (the two should remain)
• भवेताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, द्विवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• दम्पती: the couple (husband and wife)
• दम्पती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (दम्पती-शब्दः), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), द्विवचन

• रजनीम्: the night
• रजनीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/काल-अत्यन्तसंयोग), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (रजनीम्)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-vidhi as taught in the Kurma Purana’s discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sun)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames self-mastery through disciplined conduct (brahmacarya and restraint) as a prerequisite for inner purity, which in the Kurma tradition supports realization-oriented practice leading toward knowledge of the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes ethical restraint and continence (brahmacarya) as foundational disciplines—akin to yama/niyama—supporting steadiness of mind required for higher Shaiva-Vaishnava yoga taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

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

Not explicitly; it reflects shared dharmic discipline valued across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams, which the Kurma Purana later integrates into a unified path of conduct, devotion, and yoga.