Shloka 79

Aśauca-vidhi — Rules of Birth/Death Impurity, Sapinda Circles, and Śrāddha Sequence

Devanagari script

सकृत्प्रसिञ्चन्त्युदकं नामगोत्रेण वाग्यताः / दशाहं बान्धवैः सार्धं सर्वे चैवार्द्रवाससः

Transliteration

sakṛtprasiñcantyudakaṃ nāmagotreṇa vāgyatāḥ / daśāhaṃ bāndhavaiḥ sārdhaṃ sarve caivārdravāsasaḥ

Translation

مع التزام الصمت، يرشّون الماء مرةً واحدة وهم يذكرون اسم الميت وغوترته (سلالته)؛ ولمدة عشرة أيام، مع ذوي القربى، يمكث الجميع مرتدين ثيابًا رطبة.

Word by Word

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/परिमाणार्थक-अव्यय; adverb ‘once’

• प्रसिञ्चन्ति: they sprinkle/pour
• प्रसिञ्चन्ति: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√सिच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; parasmaipada

• उदकम्: water
• उदकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• नाम-गोत्रेण: with (the) name and gotra
• नाम-गोत्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाम (प्रातिपदिक) + गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (itaretara) ‘by (uttering) name and lineage’

• वाक्-यताः: restrained in speech
• वाक्-यताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक् (प्रातिपदिक) + यत (कृदन्त; √यम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘restrained in speech’

• दश-अहम्: for ten days
• दश-अहम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक) + अहन्/अह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास ‘ten days’ (as duration)

• बान्धवैः: with relatives
• बान्धवैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय; adverb/preposition ‘together with’

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; nominative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय; ‘and’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय; ‘indeed’

• आर्द्र-वाससः: wearing wet clothes
• आर्द्र-वाससः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय ‘wearing wet garments’

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the prescribed dharma of antyeṣṭi to the sages (Kurma Purana discourse context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• udaka
• nāma
• gotra
• bāndhava

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: by prescribing disciplined rites for the departed, it reflects the Purāṇic view that embodied life is transient while the self’s journey is governed by dharma; ritual restraint (silence, purity) supports right orientation toward the unseen order (ṛta/dharma).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A discipline akin to niyama is implied: vāg-yama (restraint of speech) and regulated conduct for ten days. Though not āsana/prāṇāyāma, it is a dharmic form of self-control that the Kurma Purana treats as supportive of higher spiritual life.

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

Not explicitly; yet the Kurma Purana’s synthesis frames such dharma-vidhi as universally valid within a shared Shaiva–Vaishnava sacred order—where correct rites and inner restraint are honored across both traditions.