Shloka 15

Rite of Tree Consecration and the Merit of Planting Sacred Trees

Devanagari script

वासोभिः शयनीयैश्च तथोपस्करपादुकैः । क्षीराभिषेचनं कुर्याद्यावद्दिनचतुष्टयम्

Transliteration

vāsobhiḥ śayanīyaiśca tathopaskarapādukaiḥ | kṣīrābhiṣecanaṃ kuryādyāvaddinacatuṣṭayam

Translation

वासोभिः शयनीयैश्च तथोपस्करपादुकैः । क्षीराभिषेचनं कुर्याद्यावद्दिनचतुष्टयम् ॥

Word by Word

• वासोभिः: with garments/cloths
• वासोभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by/with garments)

• शयनीयैः: with bedding/bed-articles
• शयनीयैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयनीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (with bedding)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: in like manner)

• उपस्करपादुकैः: with utensils and sandals
• उपस्करपादुकैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपस्कर (प्रातिपदिक) + पादुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समाहारद्वन्द्व (collective dvandva), तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (with utensils and sandals)

• क्षीराभिषेचनम्: milk-ablution
• क्षीराभिषेचनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिषेचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular (milk-ablution)

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative 3rd sg (should do)

• यावत्: until/for as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (correlative: as long as/until)

• दिनचतुष्टयम्: a period of four days
• दिनचतुष्टयम्: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक) + चतुष्टय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (अवधि/काल), एकवचन; Accusative singular (duration: four-day period)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from Adhyaya 28 framing dialogue).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: शयनीयैश्च = शयनीयैः + च; तथोपस्करपादुकैः = तथा + उपस्करपादुकैः; कुर्याद्यावत् = कुर्यात् + यावत् (द्-य् संधि)

FAQs

What ritual action is instructed in this verse?

It instructs performing kṣīrābhiṣeka—ritual bathing/ablution with milk—continuously for four days, alongside offering items such as clothes, bedding, utensils, and footwear.

Why are items like clothing, bedding, utensils, and sandals mentioned together?

They indicate a combined observance: ritual worship (milk-ablution) paired with supportive gifts/offerings that represent practical necessities, often associated with merit-producing religious acts (dāna) and vrata discipline.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson emphasized here?

The verse highlights sustained devotion (a four-day observance) and generosity—integrating worship with tangible support—suggesting that spiritual practice is strengthened by disciplined continuity and charitable giving.