Shloka 12

Adhyaya 33 — Madālasa on the Fruit of Śrāddha Performed on Lunar Days and Nakṣatras

Sanskrit

रूपयुक्तश्च चित्रासु तथापत्यान्यवाप्नुयात् ।

वाणिज्यलाभदा स्वातिर्विशाखा पुत्रकामदा ॥

Transliteration

rūpayuktaś ca citrāsu tathā apatyāny avāpnuyāt | vāṇijya-lābhadā svātir viśākhā putrakāmadā ||

Translation

சித்ரா நட்சத்திரத்தில் அழகு/கவர்ச்சி உடையவனாகி மகப்பேறு பெறுவான். ஸ்வாதி வாணிபத்தில் லாபம் தரும்; விசாகை விரும்பிய புதல்வனை அருளும்.

Word by Word

• rūpa-yuktaḥ: endowed with beauty/form
• rūpa-yuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √yuj)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (rūpeṇa yuktaḥ)

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

• citrāsu: in (the nakṣatra) Citrā
• citrāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; (नक्षत्र-नाम)

• tathā: likewise, also
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

• apatyāni: offspring, children
• apatyāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• avāpnuyāt: would obtain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• vāṇijya-lābha-dā: giver of gain in trade
• vāṇijya-lābha-dā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāṇijya (प्रातिपदिक) + lābha (प्रातिपदिक) + dā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (vāṇijyasya lābhaṃ dadāti)

• svātiḥ: (the nakṣatra) Svāti
• svātiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (नक्षत्र-नाम)

• viśākhā: (the nakṣatra) Viśākhā
• viśākhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśākhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (नक्षत्र-नाम)

• putra-kāma-dā: giver of the desire/boon of a son
• putra-kāma-dā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + dā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (putrasya kāmaṃ dadāti)

Speakers

• Dharma-instructional narrator within the Purāṇic dialogue framework (not Devi Māhātmya); specific speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Pitṛs (Ancestors)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Nakṣatra observance
• Commerce
• Progeny
• Auspicious qualities

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even worldly aims (beauty, trade-profit, children) are placed under a dharmic framework: prosperity is legitimized when pursued through reverence and prescribed conduct rather than exploitation.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/dharma material; a practical calendar of ritual fruits.

What is the esoteric significance?

The nakṣatra mapping encodes a doctrine of ‘qualified time’: time is not homogeneous; certain windows are believed to resonate with specific human outcomes.