Shloka 120

Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas

Devanagari script

यो मोहादथवालस्यादकृत्वा देवतार्चनम् / भुङ्क्ते स याति नरकान् शूकरेष्वभिजायते

Transliteration

yo mohādathavālasyādakṛtvā devatārcanam / bhuṅkte sa yāti narakān śūkareṣvabhijāyate

Translation

যি মোহ বা অলসতাত দেৱতাৰ পূজা নকৰাকৈ আহাৰ কৰে, সি নৰকলৈ যায় আৰু শূকৰৰ যোনিত জন্ম লয়।

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• मोहात्: from delusion/out of delusion
• मोहात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन

• अथवा: or
• अथवा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• आलस्यात्: from laziness/out of laziness
• आलस्यात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन

• अकृत्वा: without having done
• अकृत्वा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ + कृत्वा (कृदन्त; √कृ)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), नञ्-पूर्वक

• देवता-अर्चनम्: worship of the deity/deities
• देवता-अर्चनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (देवतायाः अर्चनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• भुङ्क्ते: eats
• भुङ्क्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• नरकान्: to hells
• नरकान्: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (गति/कर्म), बहुवचन

• शूकरेषु: among pigs
• शूकरेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• अभिजायते: is born (again)
• अभिजायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma and daily rites

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Devatā (the worship-worthy deity)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes that ordinary acts like eating become spiritually binding when done in delusion; aligning action with worship purifies karma and supports Self-knowledge by reducing tamas and heedlessness.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights disciplined nitya-karma—sanctifying food through devatā-arcana—as a preparatory purity practice (śauca, niyama) that supports higher Yoga, including the Kurma Purana’s integrated Shaiva-Vaishnava sādhanā.

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

By using the broad term “devatā-arcana,” it frames worship as a unifying dharmic principle rather than sectarian rivalry—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis where devotion and discipline are shared foundations.