Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

ततो ऽभिमन्त्र्य तत् तीर्थमापो हिष्ठादिमन्त्रकैः / अन्तर्जलगतो मग्नो जपेत् त्रिरघमर्षणम्

Transliteration

tato 'bhimantrya tat tīrthamāpo hiṣṭhādimantrakaiḥ / antarjalagato magno japet triraghamarṣaṇam

Translation

Dann, nachdem man jene heilige Furt (tīrtha) mit den Wassermantras, beginnend mit „Āpo hiṣṭhā…“, und verwandten Sprüchen geweiht hat, tauche man ins Wasser ein. Während man eingetaucht ist, rezitiere man dreimal die Aghamarṣaṇa, um Sünde zu vertreiben.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक

• अभिमन्त्र्य: having consecrated (by mantra)
• अभिमन्त्र्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having consecrated/recited over’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् तीर्थम्

• तीर्थम्: the sacred water/place (tīrtha)
• तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• आपः: waters
• आपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (pluralia tantum), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; मन्त्रपाठे सम्बोधन/कर्तृभावे

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• ष्ठा-आदि-मन्त्रकैः: with the mantras beginning ‘ṣṭhā…’
• ष्ठा-आदि-मन्त्रकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ष्ठा (वैदिक-रूप) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; ‘by mantras beginning with “ṣṭhā”’

• अन्तर्जल-गतः: having gone into the water
• अन्तर्जल-गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर् (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + जल (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (implicit subject); ‘gone into the water/within water’

• मग्नः: immersed
• मग्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मग्न (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् कर्तुः; ‘immersed’

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्रिः: thrice
• त्रिः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय

• अघमर्षणम्: Aghamarṣaṇa (hymn)
• अघमर्षणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघमर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic instruction to the practitioner; traditionally transmitted by sages within the Kurma Purana’s tīrtha-dharma discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha
• Āpo hiṣṭhā mantra
• Aghamarṣaṇa

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it presents purification (mantra + immersion + Aghamarṣaṇa) as a preparatory discipline that removes pāpa and mental impurity, making the mind fit to recognize the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s higher teachings.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A ritual-meditative practice: mantra-saṃskāra of the waters (ācamana-like sanctification), full immersion (a bodily austerity and sensory withdrawal), and japa of Aghamarṣaṇa (focused repetition), functioning as a śuddhi-krama that supports later dhyāna and Pāśupata-oriented sādhana.

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

By emphasizing Vedic mantra-purification as a shared orthodox foundation for Purāṇic practice: the Kurma Purana’s synthesis frames such śuddhi as universally valid—supporting both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva paths that culminate in devotion and liberating knowledge.