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Shloka 120

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

तदनन्तर लोकपितामह लोकगुरु ब्रह्माजीने कहा--“ये सब मेरी ही संतानें हैं; क्योंकि मेरे ही वीर्यकी आहुति दी गयी है; जिससे इनकी उत्पत्ति हुई है ।।

ahaṁ kartā hi satrasya hotā śukrasya caiva ha | yasya bījaṁ phalaṁ tasya śukra cet kāraṇaṁ matam ||

వసిష్ఠుడు అన్నాడు—ఈ సత్రయాగానికి కర్తను నేనే; శుక్రం (వీర్యం) ఆహుతి సమర్పించే హోతను కూడా నేనే. ఎవరి బీజమో, ఫలమూ వారిదే. జననంలో శుక్రమే కారణమని అంగీకరిస్తే, నిశ్చయంగా వీరు నా కుమారులే—ఇందులో సందేహం లేదు.

अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formcommon, nominative, singular
कर्ताdoer, performer
कर्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्तृ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
सत्रस्यof the sacrificial session (sattra)
सत्रस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootसत्र
Formneuter, genitive, singular
होताHotṛ priest, offerer
होता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
शुक्रस्यof semen
शुक्रस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootशुक्र
Formneuter, genitive, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवjust, indeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
indeed (emphatic particle)
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यस्यwhose, of whom/which
यस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
बीजम्seed
बीजम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबीज
Formneuter, nominative, singular
फलम्fruit, result
फलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफल
Formneuter, nominative, singular
तस्यof him/that
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
शुक्रम्semen
शुक्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशुक्र
Formneuter, nominative, singular
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत्
कारणम्cause
कारणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकारण
Formneuter, nominative, singular
मतम्considered, held (as)
मतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमत
Formneuter, nominative, singular

वसिष्ठ उवाच

वसिष्ठ (Vasiṣṭha)

Educational Q&A

The verse argues a principle of causality and moral-ritual agency: if generative seed is treated as the primary cause of birth, then the one who provides/“offers” that seed is entitled to the resulting ‘fruit’ (offspring). It frames parenthood as linked to causal contribution and responsibility.

Vasiṣṭha presents a reasoned claim about parentage using sacrificial imagery: he identifies himself as the agent of the rite and the offerer of seed, then concludes that the offspring should be attributed to the seed-giver if seed is accepted as the determining cause.