ततो देवास्सगन्धर्वास्सिद्धाश्च परमर्षय: । भागप्रतिग्रहार्थं वै समवेता यथाविधि।।1.15.4।।
Meaning
Then the gods, together with gandharvas, siddhas, and great sages, assembled according to tradition to receive their share of the offering.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tataḥ devāḥ sa-gandharvāḥ | ततः देवाः स-गन्धर्वाः | then the gods, together with the Gandharvas | Nominative plural |
| siddhāḥ ca parama-ṛṣayaḥ | सिद्धाः च परम-ऋषयः | and the Siddhas, and the great sages | Nominative plural |
| bhāga-pratigraha-artham vai | भाग-प्रतिग्रह-अर्थम् वै | for the purpose of receiving their portions indeed | Accusative (adverbial) |
| samavetāḥ yathā-vidhi | समवेताः यथा-विधि | duly assembled | Nominative plural |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source clarifies how already-liberated celestial beings (siddhas and sages who have attained salvation) can still 'attend' a yajna on earth: they do not re-enter the mortal world at all, but assemble in their own cosmic zone directly above the ritual's fire altar to receive their portion of the oblations from there.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.15.4 · Bāla Kāṇḍa