Shloka 24

Ācamana-vidhi, Śauca, and Conduct Rules for Study, Eating, and Bodily Functions

Devanagari script

गङ्गा च यमुना चैव प्रीयेते परिमार्जनात् / संस्पृष्टयोर्लोचनयोः प्रीयेते शशिभास्करौ

Transliteration

gaṅgā ca yamunā caiva prīyete parimārjanāt / saṃspṛṣṭayorlocanayoḥ prīyete śaśibhāskarau

Translation

بالتنظيف والتطهير ترضى الغانغا واليامونا؛ وعند لمس العينين وتطهيرهما يرضى القمر والشمس.

Word by Word

• गङ्गा: Gaṅgā
• गङ्गा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यमुना: Yamunā
• यमुना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), अवधारणार्थक; ‘indeed/just’

• प्रीयेते: are pleased
• प्रीयेते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन; ‘are pleased’

• परिमार्जनात्: from cleansing
• परिमार्जनात्: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि + मृज् (धातु) → परिमार्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), पञ्चमी (Abl. 5), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (cause): ‘from/through cleansing’

• संस्पृष्टयोः: of the two (eyes) touched
• संस्पृष्टयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्पृश् (धातु) → संस्पृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसक/पुं?; here षष्ठी (Gen. 6), द्विवचन; विशेषण (लोचनयोः); ‘of the two that are touched’

• लोचनयोः: of the two eyes
• लोचनयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), षष्ठी/सप्तमी (Gen./Loc. 6/7), द्विवचन; here with संस्पृष्टयोः: ‘of the two eyes’

• प्रीयेते: are pleased
• प्रीयेते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन

• शशिभास्करौ: the moon and the sun
• शशिभास्करौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि + भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (शशिः च भास्करः च); पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), द्विवचन; ‘moon and sun’

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic teaching on śauca and ritual purification to the sages, within the Kurma Purana discourse frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Yamunā
• Śaśi (Moon)
• Bhāskara (Sun)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it teaches that outer śauca (cleansing) supports inner clarity—purifying the senses (here, the eyes) is a preparatory discipline that steadies the mind for Self-knowledge, a recurring Purāṇic bridge between karma (purification) and jñāna (realization).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Sense-discipline through purity (indriya-śuddhi): cleansing and mindful purification of the eyes symbolizes regulating perception, a practical foundation for dhyāna and yogic inwardness emphasized in Kurma Purana’s broader sādhanā ethos.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By focusing on universally sacred purifiers (rivers and luminaries) rather than sectarian markers, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative tone—ritual purity and spiritual progress are presented as shared dharma, compatible with both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava devotional frameworks.