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Shloka 57

उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel

बृस्‍्यां दर्भेषु हव्ये च कव्ये च मुनिसत्तम । एतेन कर्मदोषेण पुरोधास्त्वमजायथा:,मुनिश्रेष्ठ! कुशके चट कैसे रखे जायँ? कुशा कैसे बिछायी जाय? हव्य और कव्य कैसे समर्पित किये जायँ? इन्हीं सब बातोंका आपने मुझे उपदेश दिया था। इसी कर्मदोषके कारण आपको इस जन्ममें पुरोहित होना पड़ा

bṛsyāṃ darbheṣu havye ca kavye ca munisattama | etena karmadoṣeṇa purodhās tvam ajāyathāḥ ||

ข้าแต่มุนีผู้ประเสริฐ ท่านได้สั่งสอนข้าถึงวิธีจัดที่นั่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์และหญ้าดรรภะให้ถูกต้องตามพิธี และวิธีถวายหัวยะ (เครื่องบูชาแด่เทพ) กับกัวยะ (เครื่องบูชาแด่บรรพชน) แต่เพราะความบกพร่องในกรรมพิธีนั้นเอง ท่านจึงมาเกิดในชาตินี้เป็นปุโรหิต (พราหมณ์ประจำเรือน)

बृस्याम्on the (sacrificial) seat/bed (bṛsī)
बृस्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootबृसी
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
दर्भेषुamong/on darbha-grasses
दर्भेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदर्भ
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
हव्येin the havya-offering (to gods)
हव्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कव्येin the kavya-offering (to ancestors)
कव्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकव्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मुनिसत्तमO best of sages
मुनिसत्तम:
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि-सत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
एतेनby this
एतेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
कर्मदोषेणby the fault of (one's) act/ritual
कर्मदोषेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्म-दोष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पुरोधाःa family-priest (purohita)
पुरोधाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोधा
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
अजायथाःyou were born / came to be
अजायथाः:
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (जनँ)
FormAorist (luṅ), 2nd, Singular, Ātmanepada
मुनिश्रेष्ठO foremost of sages
मुनिश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि-श्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

पुरोहित उवाच

पुरोहित (purohita, priest)
मुनिसत्तम (munisattama, best of sages)
दर्भ (darbha grass)
हव्य (havya, offering to gods)
कव्य (kavya, offering to ancestors)
बृस्या (ritual seat/mat)

Educational Q&A

Ritual knowledge and priestly function are tied to karma: even one who teaches correct procedure regarding sacred implements and offerings may, due to a defect in ritual action (karmadoṣa), experience a particular birth and social role. The verse underscores ethical seriousness and accountability in sacrificial conduct.

The speaker (the purohita) addresses a revered sage, recalling earlier instruction on arranging darbha grass and making havya and kavya offerings. He then states that because of a fault connected with those ritual acts, the sage has taken birth in this life as a household priest.