Shloka 14

Devanagari script

प्राप्ते चाह्निककाले तु मध्यदेशगते रवौ । दंष्टाविलग्नांस्त्रीनू पिण्डान्‌ विधाय सहसा प्रभु:

Transliteration

prāpte cāhnikakāle tu madhyadeśagate ravau | daṃṣṭāvilagnāṃs trīn piṇḍān vidhāya sahasā prabhuḥ ||

Translation

Nārada nói: Khi đến giờ hành lễ thường nhật vào buổi trưa và mặt trời đứng trên vùng trung thiên, Đấng Tối Thượng lập tức nặn ba viên piṇḍa (bánh cúng tổ tiên) từ lớp đất bám trên ngà của Ngài. Trải cỏ kuśa trên mặt đất, Ngài đặt các piṇḍa ấy lên trên, rồi vì mục đích của chính mình, Ngài hoàn tất nghi thức kính tế tổ tiên theo đúng phép tắc.

Word by Word

• प्राप्ते: when (it) had arrived
• प्राप्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (√आप्)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आह्निककाले: at the time of daily rites
• आह्निककाले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आह्निककाल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• मध्यदेशगते: when (it was) in mid-sky/mid-region
• मध्यदेशगते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यदेशगत (√गम्)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• रवौ: in the sun (i.e., when the sun was at mid-day)
• रवौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• दंष्टा: on (his) tusk(s)
• दंष्टा: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंष्ट्रा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• विलग्नान्: stuck/attached
• विलग्नान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विलग्न (√लग्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• त्रीन्: three
• त्रीन्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पिण्डान्: rice-balls/offerings (piṇḍas)
• पिण्डान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विधाय: having made/formed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• सहसा: suddenly/quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• प्रभुः: the Lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Prabhu (the Lord)
• Ravi (Sun)
• Daṃṣṭā (tusks)
• Piṇḍa (ritual offering-balls)
• Kuśa grass
• Pitṛ-pūjā (ancestor worship/śrāddha rite)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma as disciplined observance: even a supreme being performs timely daily rites and honors the ancestors, teaching that power does not exempt one from ethical and ritual responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

At midday, the Lord quickly forms three piṇḍa offerings from earth stuck to His tusks, lays kuśa grass on the ground, places the piṇḍas upon it, and performs the prescribed pitṛ-pūjā (ancestor rite) for His intended purpose.