Shloka 13

The Greatness of the Ancestors: Ekoddiṣṭa Śrāddha, Āśauca Rules, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa

Devanagari script

कांचनं पुरुषं तद्वत्फलवस्त्रसमन्वितम् । प्रपूज्य द्विजदांपत्यं नानाभरणभूषितम्

Transliteration

kāṃcanaṃ puruṣaṃ tadvatphalavastrasamanvitam | prapūjya dvijadāṃpatyaṃ nānābharaṇabhūṣitam

Translation

同样地，应先如法礼敬一尊配以果品与衣服的金色男像，然后恭敬供养一对以种种饰物庄严的婆罗门夫妇。

Word by Word

• काञ्चनम्: golden; made of gold
• काञ्चनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to पुरुषम्)

• पुरुषम्: a man (figure/person)
• पुरुषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तद्वत्: likewise; similarly
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तुल्यतावाचक (in like manner)

• फलवस्त्रसमन्वितम्: provided with fruits and garments
• फलवस्त्रसमन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फल+वस्त्र+समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+अन्वि-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to पुरुषम्); समासः—फलैः वस्त्रैः च समन्वितः (समाहार/तत्पुरुष-प्राय)

• प्रपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• प्रपूज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र+√पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having worshipped’

• द्विजदाम्पत्यम्: the Brahmin couple
• द्विजदाम्पत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज+दाम्पत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—द्विजयोः दाम्पत्यम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• नानाभरणभूषितम्: adorned with various ornaments
• नानाभरणभूषितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना+आभरण+भूषित (प्रातिपदिक; √भूष्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to द्विजदाम्पत्यम्); समासः—नानाविधैः आभरणैः भूषितम् (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative instruction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma discourse context, but not explicit in this single verse).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तद्वत्फलवस्त्रसमन्वितम् = तद्वत् + फलवस्त्रसमन्वितम् (त् + फ् → द् फ्).

FAQs

What ritual action is prescribed in this verse?

It prescribes worshipping a golden male figure supplied with fruits and garments, and then honoring a Brahmin married couple decorated with ornaments.

Why does the verse emphasize honoring a “dvija-dāṃpatya” (Brahmin couple)?

In Purāṇic ritual ethics, reverence and gifting to qualified Brahmins—especially as a household unit—symbolizes supporting dharma, hospitality, and the continuity of sacred learning and rites.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed here?

Ritual devotion is paired with generosity and respectful treatment of worthy recipients—worship is not only symbolic but is completed through charitable honor and giving.