Shloka 92

Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)

Devanagari script

स्वां तु नाक्रमयेच्छायां पतिताद्यैर्न रोगिभिः / नाङ्गारभस्मकेशादिष्वधितिष्ठेत् कदाचन

Transliteration

svāṃ tu nākramayecchāyāṃ patitādyairna rogibhiḥ / nāṅgārabhasmakeśādiṣvadhitiṣṭhet kadācana

Translation

পতিত প্রভৃতি লোক বা রোগীদের দ্বারা নিজের ছায়া অতিক্রম করানো উচিত নয় (তাদেরকে নিজের ছায়ার উপর পা দিতে দেওয়া উচিত নয়)। আর অঙ্গার, ভস্ম, চুল ইত্যাদির উপর কখনও দাঁড়ানো উচিত নয়।

Word by Word

• svām: one’s own
• svām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘chāyām’ विशेषण (‘one’s own’)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ākramayet: should step on
• ākramayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√kram (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense not intended here—simple optative ‘should step on’

• chāyām: shadow
• chāyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chāyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• patita-ādyaiḥ: with fallen persons etc.
• patita-ādyaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सह/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patita (कृदन्त; √pat (धातु) + क्त) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘patita’ आदि-समूहः; तृतीया ‘by/with (fallen etc.)’

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• rogibhiḥ: with sick people
• rogibhiḥ: Sahakāraka (सह/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सह/करण

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• aṅgāra-bhasma-keśa-ādiṣu: on/among embers, ash, hair, etc.
• aṅgāra-bhasma-keśa-ādiṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgāra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhasma (प्रातिपदिक) + keśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समूह, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (aṅgāra+bhasma+keśa) + ādi; अधिकरण (locative)

• adhitiṣṭhet: should stand/step upon
• adhitiṣṭhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: adhi-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kadācana: ever
• kadācana: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācana (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अनिश्चितार्थक-अव्यय (ever/at any time)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing on dharma and purity norms

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Varnashrama Dharma
• Śauca
• Sadācāra

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes outer discipline (śauca and restraint) as a preparatory support for inner clarity, which the Purāṇa treats as conducive to steadiness of mind for realizing the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights ethical-ritual discipline—cleanliness, careful bodily conduct, and avoidance of impurity—which function as foundational niyama-like supports for higher yoga (including the Kurma Purana’s later Pāśupata-oriented spiritual discipline).

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

By presenting a shared dharma framework: the purity-and-conduct codes taught by Lord Kūrma align with broader Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava soteriology in the text, where disciplined conduct supports devotion and liberation irrespective of sectarian emphasis.