Shloka 4

कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity

Devanagari script

आसन शयनं यान गृहं रत्नं धनं तथा । सस्यजातानि सर्वाणि गा: क्षेत्राण्यथ योषित:

Transliteration

āsana-śayanaṁ yāna-gṛhaṁ ratnaṁ dhanaṁ tathā | sasya-jātāni sarvāṇi gāḥ kṣetrāṇy atha yoṣitaḥ ||

Translation

Śrī Maheśvara nói: “(Hãy bố thí) ghế ngồi và giường nằm, xe cộ và nhà cửa, châu báu và của cải; cũng vậy, mọi thứ hoa lợi và ngũ cốc, bò, ruộng đất, và phụ nữ (tức các thiếu nữ được gả như lễ vật hôn phối).”

Word by Word

• आसनम्: seat
• आसनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• शयनम्: bed, sleeping-place
• शयनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• यानम्: vehicle
• यानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• रत्नम्: gem, jewel
• रत्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• धनम्: wealth, money
• धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तथा: and also; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सस्यजातानि: all produce of crops (things born of grain)
• सस्यजातानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्यजात
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• गाः: cows
• गाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• क्षेत्राणि: fields, lands
• क्षेत्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• अथ: and then; also; further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• योषितः: women (maidens)
• योषितः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Maheśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī/Umā, implied addressee)
• āsana (seat)
• śayana (bed)
• yāna (vehicle)
• gṛha (house)
• ratna (jewel)
• dhana (wealth)
• sasya-jātāni (produce/grain)
• gāḥ (cows)
• kṣetrāṇi (fields/lands)
• yoṣitaḥ (women/maidens)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that generous giving (dāna) of both necessities (seats, beds, shelter) and high-value assets (jewels, wealth, cattle, land, agricultural produce) is a central dharmic practice that generates religious merit and supports social welfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Śrī Maheśvara addresses Devī and enumerates exemplary gifts to be given in charity, as part of a broader discourse on righteous conduct and its fruits.