Shloka 8

Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda

Householder Duties and Daily Offerings

Devanagari script

कुर्यात्‌ तथैव देवा वै प्रीयन्ते मधुसूदन । कुर्यादहरह: श्राद्धमन्नाद्यंनोदकेन च

Transliteration

kuryāt tathaiva devā vai prīyante madhusūdana | kuryād aharahaḥ śrāddham annādyaṃ nodakena ca ||

Translation

ସେହିପରି ଆଚରଣ କର; ହେ ମଧୁସୂଦନ! ଏଭଳି କଲେ ଦେବତାମାନେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହୁଅନ୍ତି। ପ୍ରତିଦିନ ଅନ୍ନାଦି ଓ ଜଳ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-linga, Optative (potential), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• प्रीयन्ते: are pleased
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: Lat, Present, 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada

• मधुसूदन: O Madhusudana (Krishna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-linga, Optative (potential), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहरहः: day by day, daily
• अहरहः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहरहः

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite (ancestral offering)
• श्राद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अन्नाद्यम्: food and other (offerings)
• अन्नाद्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्नाद्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनुदकेन: with water (as accompaniment/oblation)
• अनुदकेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुदक
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Devas (gods)
• Śrāddha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that regular performance of śrāddha—especially offerings of food and water—constitutes a dharmic practice that pleases the gods, emphasizing disciplined, continual ritual responsibility toward ancestors and the sacred order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa), prescribing a specific course of conduct: to perform śrāddha repeatedly (day by day) with offerings such as food and water, presenting it as a means of divine satisfaction and religious merit.