Shloka 75

Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)

Sanskrit

शिरः स्नातश्च कुर्वोत दैवं पैत्र्यमथापि वा ।

प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखो वापि श्मश्रुकर्म च कारयेत् ॥

Transliteration

śiraḥ snātaś ca kurvota daivaṃ paitryam athāpi vā | prāṅmukhodaṅmukho vāpi śmaśrukarma ca kārayet ||

Translation

ସ୍ନାନ କରି ଦେବତା କିମ୍ବା ପିତୃପୁରୁଷଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ କର୍ମ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍ | ପୂର୍ବ କିମ୍ବା ଉତ୍ତର ଦିଗକୁ ମୁହଁ କରି କ୍ଷୌର କର୍ମ କରାଇବା ଉଚିତ୍ |

Word by Word

• śiraḥ: the head
• śiraḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• snātaḥ: having bathed
• snātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• kurvota: perform (you all)
• kurvota: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• daivam: (rite) for the gods
• daivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• paitryam: (rite) for the ancestors
• paitryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paitrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• atha: then/also
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय (particle: then/and also)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चय-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)

• prāṅmukhaḥ: facing east
• prāṅmukhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāṅ (अव्यय/दिक्शब्द) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन (singular); दिक्-तत्पुरुष (directional tatpurusha)

• udaṅmukhaḥ: facing north
• udaṅmukhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udaṅ (अव्यय/दिक्शब्द) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन (singular); दिक्-तत्पुरुष (directional tatpurusha)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (or)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (also)

• śmaśru-karma: beard-related act (shaving/trimming)
• śmaśru-karma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śmaśru (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुष (determinative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• kārayet: should cause to be done / should have done
• kārayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) (णिच् causative: kāray-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

Speakers

• General ācāra instruction (speaker not specified in provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "dharma", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Devas
• Pitṛs (collective)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Śauca
• Directionality in ritual
• Grooming norms
• Pitṛ rites

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ritual action is integrated with bodily discipline: full bathing and orderly grooming are treated as supports for clarity, respect, and readiness for sacred duties.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra guidance; not a core pancalakṣaṇa narrative unit.

What is the esoteric significance?

Facing east/north aligns with symbolic directions of illumination and auspicious ascent; grooming after purification reflects ‘removing excess’—a metaphor for trimming impurities before worship.