Shloka 76

Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation

Devanagari script

एवं गृहस्थो युक्तात्मा देवतातिथिपूजकः / वर्तमानः संयातात्मा याति तत् परमं पदम्

Transliteration

evaṃ gṛhastho yuktātmā devatātithipūjakaḥ / vartamānaḥ saṃyātātmā yāti tat paramaṃ padam

Translation

وهكذا فإن ربَّ البيت، إذا كان منضبط النفس باليوغا، مواظبًا على تكريم الآلهة وإكرام الضيوف، سائرًا بعقلٍ محكومٍ ومجموع، بلغ ذلك المقام الأعلى، المسكن الأسمى.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus)

• gṛhasthaḥ: householder
• gṛhasthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛhastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yukta-ātmā: disciplined-minded
• yukta-ātmā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (कृदन्त; √yuj) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (whose self is disciplined/connected)

• devatā-atithi-pūjakaḥ: worshipper of deities and guests
• devatā-atithi-pūjakaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक) + atithi (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjaka (प्रातिपदिक; √pūj)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (devatā-atithi- of whom worship is done) / उपपद-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• vartamānaḥ: conducting himself/being engaged
• vartamānaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vṛt (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्यय (Present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (being/acting, living)

• saṃyāta-ātmā: self-restrained
• saṃyāta-ātmā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃyāta (कृदन्त; saṃ-√yā) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (whose self is restrained/collected)

• yāti: goes/attains
• yāti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; अकर्मक

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (that)

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• padam: state/abode
• padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages on āśrama-dharma

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kūrma (Vishnu)
• Devatā
• Atithi

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the highest realization as “paramaṃ padam” (the Supreme State/Abode), reached not by mere ritual alone but by an integrated, disciplined self (yuktātmā, saṃyātātmā), implying liberation as a stable supreme attainment.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes inner yoga as mental integration and restraint—yuktātmā (collected mind) and saṃyātātmā (self-controlled). This aligns with Purāṇic yoga-śāstra: ethical discipline, regulated life, and devotion expressed through worship and service.

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

While not naming Śiva explicitly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: devotion to the divine (devatā-pūjā) combined with yogic self-mastery leads to the Supreme—consistent with a non-sectarian, shared goal of mokṣa upheld across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava teachings.