Shloka 7

Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda

Householder Duties and Daily Offerings

Devanagari script

तेन ह्ूषिगणा: प्रीता भवन्ति मधुसूदन । नित्यमग्निं परिचरेदभुक्त्वा बलिकर्म च

Transliteration

vāyudeva uvāca | tena ṛṣigaṇāḥ prītā bhavanti madhusūdana | nityam agniṁ paricared abhuktvā balikarma ca | payomūlaphalair vāpi pitṝṇāṁ prītim āharan |

Translation

ବାୟୁଦେବ କହିଲେ—ହେ ମଧୁସୂଦନ! ଏହି ଆଚରଣରେ ଋଷିଗଣ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହୁଅନ୍ତି। ପ୍ରତିଦିନ ଭୋଜନ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଅଗ୍ନିକୁ ପରିଚର୍ଯ୍ୟା କରି ବଳି/ବୈଶ୍ୱଦେବ କର୍ମ କରିବା ଉଚିତ; ଏହାରେ ଦେବତାମାନେ ସନ୍ତୁଷ୍ଟ ହୁଅନ୍ତି। ଏବଂ ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରୀତି ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରତିଦିନ ଅନ୍ନ, ଜଳ, ଦୁଧ କିମ୍ବା ଫଳ-ମୂଳ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ କରିବା ଯୁକ୍ତ।

Word by Word

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ऋषिगणाः: groups of sages
• ऋषिगणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषिगण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रीताः: pleased
• प्रीताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भवन्ति: become/are
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present, Third, Plural

• मधुसूदन: O slayer of Madhu (Krishna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नित्यम्: always/daily
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• अग्निम्: the sacred fire
• अग्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परिचरेत्: should attend/serve
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि+चर्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular

• अभुक्त्वा: without eating / before eating
• Type: Verb
• Root: अ+भुज्
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā)

• बलिकर्म: the bali-offering rite
• बलिकर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलिकर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पयोमूलफलैः: with milk, roots, and fruits
• पयोमूलफलैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयोमूलफल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पितृणाम्: of/for the ancestors
• पितृणाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• प्रीतिम्: pleasure/satisfaction
• प्रीतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आहरन्: bringing/procuring
• आहरन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+हृ
• Form: Present active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (Vāyu)
• Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Ṛṣis (seers)
• Agni (sacred fire)
• Devas (gods)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches the discipline of daily dharma: study and sacred recitation please the ṛṣis; tending the sacred fire and performing bali/vaishvadeva before eating sustains one’s duty toward the gods; and regular offerings (food, water, milk, fruits/roots) maintain gratitude and obligation toward the ancestors (Pitṛs).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana) and outlines practical household observances—agni-service, bali offerings, and ancestor-satisfying rites—framing them as daily acts that uphold cosmic and social order by honoring seers, gods, and forebears.