Shloka 73
Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda
Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity
Devanagari script
' नीलषण्डप्रमोक्षेण अमावास्यां तिलोदकै:ः
Transliteration
nīlaṣaṇḍa-pramokṣeṇa amāvāsyāṁ tilodakaiḥ
Translation
“ਨੀਲੇ ਰੰਗ ਦੇ ਸਾਂਡ ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡਣ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਅਮਾਵਸ ਨੂੰ ਤਿਲ-ਮਿਸ਼੍ਰਿਤ ਜਲ ਨਾਲ ਤਰਪਣ ਕਰਨ ਨਾਲ…”
Word by Word
नीलषण्डप्रमोक्षेणby/with the release (letting go) of a blue-bull herd (or: by the act called nīlaṣaṇḍa-pramokṣa)
नीलषण्डप्रमोक्षेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनीलषण्डप्रमोक्ष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अमावास्याम्on the new-moon day
अमावास्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअमावास्या
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
तिलोदकैःwith sesame-water (water mixed with sesame seeds)
तिलोदकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतिलोदक
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
शक्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
श
शक्र (Indra)अ
अमावास्या (new-moon day)त
तिलोदक (sesame-water offering)न
नीलषण्ड (ritual item/oblation)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic merit gained through timely, prescribed observances—especially Amāvāsyā offerings of sesame-water—emphasizing responsibility toward ancestors and the ethical value of disciplined ritual duty.
Indra (Śakra) is describing a specific religious practice: the ‘release’ (pramokṣa) of a nīlaṣaṇḍa as part of an observance, together with Amāvāsyā sesame-water offerings, presenting these acts as sources of spiritual merit within the broader instruction on dharma.