Shloka 52

Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions

Sanskrit

कुटुम्बनाशहेतुः सा तत्प्रशान्तिं निशामय ।

दूर्वाङ्कुरान्मधुघृतक्षीराक्तान् बलिकर्मणि ॥

Transliteration

kuṭumba-nāśa-hetuḥ sā tat-praśāntiṃ niśāmaya |

dūrvāṅkurān madhu-ghṛta-kṣīra-āktān bali-karmaṇi ||

Translation

وہ گھرانے کی تباہی کا سبب بنتی ہے؛ اس کی شانتی (تسکین) کی विधि سنو۔ بَلی کے عمل میں شہد، گھی اور دودھ سے آلودہ دُروَا کے کونپلوں کا استعمال کرنا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• kuṭumba-nāśa-hetuḥ: the cause of family-destruction
• kuṭumba-nāśa-hetuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṭumba (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kuṭumbasya nāśasya hetuḥ)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; सर्वनाम

• tat-praśāntim: its pacification
• tat-praśāntim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + praśānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tasya praśāntiḥ)

• niśāmaya: observe/consider
• niśāmaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√śam (शम्, धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (आज्ञार्थ), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Singular; parasmaipada; causative sense ‘make (someone) notice/observe’

• dūrvā-aṅkurān: sprouts of dūrvā grass
• dūrvā-aṅkurān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūrvā (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅkura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dūrvāyāḥ aṅkurāḥ)

• madhu-ghṛta-kṣīra-aktān: smeared with honey, ghee, and milk
• madhu-ghṛta-kṣīra-aktān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक) + ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣīra (प्रातिपदिक) + akta (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, √añj/अञ्ज्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural; past passive participle (क्त) ‘smeared’; compound: ‘smeared with honey, ghee, and milk’

• bali-karmaṇi: in the offering-rite
• bali-karmaṇi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (baleḥ karma)

Speakers

• Narratorial/teacherly instruction within the Purāṇic discourse (exact named speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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Shakti Aspects

• Not explicitly a Devī-epithet here; refers to a harmful feminine force/entity requiring śānti

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Ritual appeasement (Śānti)
• Householder protection
• Bhūta/Graha pacification

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse frames domestic stability as protected by right conduct and right ritual: when disruptive forces arise, one responds with orderly, non-violent appeasement rather than fear or aggression—restoring harmony (śānti) in the household.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

It belongs primarily to Ācāra/Dharma material (ritual and conduct). It is not directly Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita, but occurs in Purāṇic dharma-extensions that accompany those core topics.

What is the esoteric significance?

Dūrvā (ever-regenerating grass) symbolizes continuity of life and restoration; honey, ghee, and milk signify sweetness, nourishment, and sattvic stabilization—used to ‘cool’ and harmonize disruptive energies affecting the family-field (kuṭumba-kṣetra).