Shloka 10

Āvāhāryaka-Śrāddha: Qualifications of Recipients, Paṅkti-Pāvana, and Exclusions

Devanagari script

अहिंसानिरतो नित्यमप्रतिग्रहणस्तथा / सत्रिणो दाननिरता विज्ञेयाः पङ्क्तिपावनाः

Transliteration

ahiṃsānirato nityamapratigrahaṇastathā / satriṇo dānaniratā vijñeyāḥ paṅktipāvanāḥ

Translation

جو ہمیشہ اہنسا میں رَت رہتے ہیں، جو ذاتی فائدے کے لیے دَان قبول نہیں کرتے، جو سَتر کے خیراتی یَجْن کو قائم رکھتے اور دَان میں ثابت قدم ہیں—وہی ‘پنگتی-پاون’ سمجھے جائیں۔

Word by Word

• अहिंसा-निरतः: engaged in non-violence
• अहिंसा-निरतः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहिंसा (प्रातिपदिक) + निरत (कृदन्त, √रम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण: निरत (क्त) = ‘engaged in’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• अप्रतिग्रहणः: not accepting gifts
• अप्रतिग्रहणः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-प्रतिग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक; प्रति+√ग्रह् धातु + ल्युट्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक विशेषण

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: सम्बन्धसूचक (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/उपपद-अर्थे: ‘also/likewise’)

• सत्रिणः: performers of sacrificial sessions
• सत्रिणः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘सत्र’ (दीर्घयज्ञ) करनेवाले

• दान-निरताः: devoted to giving
• दान-निरताः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक) + निरत (कृदन्त, √रम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण: निरत (क्त)

• विज्ञेयाः: are to be known (as)
• विज्ञेयाः: विधेय-विशेषण (प्रेडिकेटिव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+√ज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कृदन्त (भाव्य/विधेय): ‘to be known/recognized’

• पङ्क्ति-पावनाः: purifiers of the dining line
• पङ्क्ति-पावनाः: विधेय-विशेषण (प्रेडिकेटिव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पङ्क्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘पङ्क्तेः पावनाः’

Speaker

Traditional narration within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching context (instructional voice attributed to the Purana’s authoritative narrator, in a dialogue frame involving sages and Lord Kurma’s teaching tradition).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ahimsa
• Satra
• Dana
• Pankti-pavana

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by prioritizing ahiṃsā, non-possessiveness (apratigraha), and dāna, the verse points to inner purity and self-restraint—prerequisites in Purāṇic yoga-dharma for realizing the steady, unattached Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Ethical disciplines akin to yama-niyama are emphasized: non-violence, refusal of exploitative gain, and generosity. In the Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented dharma, these stabilize the mind and make higher practice (japa, dhyāna, īśvara-bhakti) fruitful.

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

Not by naming them, but by expressing shared dharma: the same ethical foundations support both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis—purity through ahiṃsā and dāna is upheld as universally sanctifying.