Shloka 14

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

Sanskrit

आषाढासु यशः प्राप्तिरुत्तरासु विषोकता । श्रवणे च शुभान् लोकान् धनिष्ठासु धनं महत् ॥

Transliteration

āṣāḍhāsu yaśaḥ prāptir uttarāsu viśokatā | śravaṇe ca śubhān lokān dhaniṣṭhāsu dhanaṃ mahat ||

Translation

หากประกอบกามยะ-ศราทธะในนักษัตรอาษาฒา ย่อมได้ชื่อเสียง; ในอุตตรา ย่อมพ้นจากความโศก; ในศรวณะ ย่อมได้โลกอันเป็นมงคล; และในธนิษฐา ย่อมได้ทรัพย์มหาศาล.

Word by Word

• āṣāḍhāsu: in (the) Āṣāḍhā (nakṣatras)
• āṣāḍhāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āṣāḍhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Bahuvacana (plural); locative plural

• yaśaḥ: fame
• yaśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular)

• prāptiḥ: attainment
• prāptiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular)

• uttarāsu: in (the) Uttarā (nakṣatras)
• uttarāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Bahuvacana (plural); locative plural

• viśokatā: freedom from sorrow
• viśokatā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśokatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular)

• śravaṇe: in Śravaṇa (nakṣatra)
• śravaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (singular)

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

• śubhān: auspicious
• śubhān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (plural); qualifies lokān

• lokān: worlds/realms
• lokān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (plural)

• dhaniṣṭhāsu: in Dhaniṣṭhā (nakṣatras)
• dhaniṣṭhāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhaniṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Bahuvacana (plural); locative plural

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular)

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular); agrees with dhanam

Speakers

• Madālasa (teaching) within the Madālasa–Alarka dialogue frame

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Pitṛ-pūjā (Śrāddha)
• Karma-phala
• Nakṣatra-based ritual timing

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ritual action (karma) is presented as yielding differentiated results when aligned with proper calendrical/astral timing; the ethical subtext is disciplined observance rather than randomness—householders should act deliberately and with śraddhā (reverence).

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Primarily Dharma/Ācāra material rather than the five cosmological marks; it is ancillary instruction typical of Purāṇas, not directly sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita.

What is the esoteric significance?

Nakṣatras function as ‘time-gates’: aligning offerings to ancestors with specific lunar mansions symbolizes harmonizing human intention (kāma) with cosmic order (ṛta), producing corresponding ‘worldly’ and ‘otherworldly’ fruits.