Shloka 109

Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni

Devanagari script

एतदेव परं स्त्रीणां प्रायश्चित्तं विदुर्बुधाः / सर्वपापसमुद्भूतौ नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

etadeva paraṃ strīṇāṃ prāyaścittaṃ vidurbudhāḥ / sarvapāpasamudbhūtau nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

يعلم الحكماء أن هذا وحده هو أعلى الكفّارات للنساء؛ ولأنه يقوم مقام الدواء لكل الخطايا، فلا حاجة هنا إلى مزيد من النظر.

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य (correlative)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to prāyaścittam/etat)

• strīṇām: of women
• strīṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• prāyaścittam: expiation
• prāyaścittam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāyaścitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• viduḥ: know; declare
• viduḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘know/declare’

• budhāḥ: the wise
• budhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्ता

• sarvapāpasamudbhūtau: (the two) arising from all sins
• sarvapāpasamudbhūtau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-pāpa-samudbhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (sarva+pāpa) + उपपद/तत्पुरुष (… + samudbhūta = ‘arisen from’)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• kāryā: to be done; necessary
• kāryā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण; ‘to be done/necessary’

• vicāraṇā: consideration/inquiry
• vicāraṇā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृस्थाने (as subject with implied ‘asti’)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages/Indradyumna within the Purāṇic dialogue frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Kūrma (Vishnu)
• Dharma
• Prāyaścitta

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily dharma-oriented (prāyaścitta) rather than metaphysical; it emphasizes decisive adherence to a prescribed expiation rather than inquiry into ātman-doctrine.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; it belongs to the prāyaścitta/dharma stream that supports inner purification, which elsewhere in the Kurma Purana complements Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion.

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

The verse itself does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis by presenting dharma-based purification as compatible with the text’s later Shaiva-Vaishnava spiritual framework.