Shloka 66

Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method

Devanagari script

देवांस्तु पूजयित्वा तु वैश्वदेवबलिं चरेत् । वह्निकार्यं ततः कृत्वा यज्ञं ब्राह्मणतर्पणम्

Transliteration

devāṃstu pūjayitvā tu vaiśvadevabaliṃ caret | vahnikāryaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā yajñaṃ brāhmaṇatarpaṇam

Translation

ครั้นบูชาเหล่าเทวะแล้ว พึงทำเครื่องบูชาที่เรียกว่าไวศวเทวพลี จากนั้นเมื่อประกอบกิจแห่งไฟศักดิ์สิทธิ์เสร็จแล้ว พึงประกอบยัญญะ และทำตัรปณะบำรุงพราหมณ์ด้วยทานและอาคันตุกธรรม

Word by Word

• devān: the gods
• devān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकर्म (having worshipped)

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• vaiśvadeva-balim: the Vaiśvadeva offering
• vaiśvadeva-balim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśvadeva (प्रातिपदिक) + bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वैश्वदेवानां बलिः)

• caret: should perform
• caret: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• vahni-kāryam: the fire-rite (duty regarding fire)
• vahni-kāryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वह्नेः कार्यम्)

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thereafter/from that)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकर्म (having done)

• yajñam: sacrifice
• yajñam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• brāhmaṇa-tarpaṇam: satiation/oblation to Brahmins
• brāhmaṇa-tarpaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + tarpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्राह्मणानां तर्पणम्)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative injunction within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: devāṃs+tu→devāṃstu; vaiśvadeva+balim→vaiśvadevabaliṃ; vahni+kāryam→vahnikāryaṃ; brāhmaṇa+tarpaṇam→brāhmaṇatarpaṇam

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Brahmanas
• Agni (implied by vahni-)

FAQs

What is the Vaiśvadeva bali mentioned in this verse?

It refers to a traditional daily offering (often of cooked food) made as part of household dharma, directed to the universal deities and beings, expressing gratitude and sustaining ritual order.

How does this verse relate to the path of Bhakti in the Padma Purana?

While primarily a dharma/ritual instruction, it supports devotion through disciplined daily worship (deva-pūjā) and reverent service—especially honoring Brahmins—seen as a practical expression of religious commitment.

What ethical lesson is emphasized here?

The verse highlights responsibility and generosity: worship and offerings should be followed by proper fire-rites and by honoring and supporting learned persons (brāhmaṇas) through hospitality and gifts.