Shloka 9

Devanagari script

श्राद्धे निमन्त्रितो विप्रो मैथुनं यो ऽधिगच्छति / ब्रह्महत्यामवाप्नोति तिर्यग्योनौ च जायते

Transliteration

śrāddhe nimantrito vipro maithunaṃ yo 'dhigacchati / brahmahatyāmavāpnoti tiryagyonau ca jāyate

Translation

พราหมณ์ผู้ได้รับนิมนต์ในพิธีศราทธะ หากเสพเมถุน ย่อมต้องบาปพรหมหัตยา และต่อมาบังเกิดในครรภ์สัตว์

Word by Word

• श्राद्धे: in/at the śrāddha (rite)
• श्राद्धे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (location/context)

• निमन्त्रितः: invited
• निमन्त्रितः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa of विप्रः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-मन्त्र् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• विप्रः: a learned Brahmin
• विप्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मैथुनम्: sexual intercourse
• मैथुनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अधिगच्छति: goes to, engages in
• अधिगच्छति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ब्रह्महत्याम्: Brahmin-slaying (sin)
• ब्रह्महत्याम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + हत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः हत्या)

• अवाप्नोति: incurs, obtains
• अवाप्नोति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तिर्यग्योनौ: in an animal womb/species
• तिर्यग्योनौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/State)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिर्यक् + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (तिर्यग्-योनिः = पशु-योनि)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जायते: is born
• जायते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्/जा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) relaying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-instructions to the assembled sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Śrāddha
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)
• Brahmahatyā
• Tiryagyoni

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse does not directly teach ātman-metaphysics; it frames dharma as a discipline of restraint, implying that spiritual progress requires purity of conduct alongside higher knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights ethical restraint (brahmacarya/indriya-nigraha) as a foundational discipline comparable to yogic yamas—especially crucial during sacred rites like śrāddha.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

The verse is primarily dharma-śāstric rather than sectarian; it reflects the Purana’s shared ethical framework upheld across Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, where ritual purity and self-control are universally binding.