Shloka 8

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

Sanskrit

सर्वान् कामानवाप्रोति स्वर्गञ्चानन्तमश्नुते ।

कृत्तिकासु पितॄन् अर्च्य स्वर्गमाप्रोति मानवः ॥

Transliteration

sarvān kāmān avāpnoti svargaṃ cānantam aśnute | kṛttikāsu pitṝn arcya svargam āpnoti mānavaḥ ||

Translation

وہ تمام مطلوب چیزیں حاصل کرتا ہے اور لامتناہی جنتی نعمتوں سے بہرہ مند ہوتا ہے۔ کِرتِّکا نَکشتر میں پِتروں کی پوجا کرنے والا مرد جنت (سورگ) کو پاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘kāmān’)

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्म

• avāpnoti: obtains
• avāpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• svargam: heaven
• svargam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

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

• anantam: endless
• anantam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘svargam’)

• aśnute: enjoys/attains
• aśnute: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √aś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• kṛttikāsu: on (the days of) Kṛttikā
• kṛttikāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛttikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; अधिकरण (time: on the Kṛttikā days/under Kṛttikā)

• pitṝn: the ancestors
• pitṝn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्म

• arcya: having worshipped
• arcya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arc (धातु) + lyap (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष), ‘having worshipped’; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• svargam: heaven
• svargam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• mānavaḥ: a human
• mānavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

Speakers

• Dharma-instructional narrator within the Purāṇic dialogue framework (not Devi Māhātmya); specific speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Pitṛs (Ancestors)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Pitṛ Pūjā
• Nakṣatra observance
• Svarga
• Kāmya results

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse integrates cosmic time (nakṣatra) with ethical duty (pitṛ-arcana), presenting dharma as living in rhythm with calendrical order rather than random personal preference.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ritual-dharma (ācāra) material; not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.

What is the esoteric significance?

Kṛttikā is linked with ‘purifying fire’ symbolism in broader tradition; honoring Pitṛs then implies a refinement of ancestral bonds leading to higher lokas (svarga).