Shloka 79

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

Devanagari script

इति देवमनादिमेकमीशं गृहधर्मेण समर्चयेदजस्त्रम् / समतीत्य स सर्वभूतयोनिं प्रकृतिं याति परं न याति जन्म

Transliteration

iti devamanādimekamīśaṃ gṛhadharmeṇa samarcayedajastram / samatītya sa sarvabhūtayoniṃ prakṛtiṃ yāti paraṃ na yāti janma

Translation

So soll man unablässig den einen Herrn verehren, den anfanglosen Gott, durch die Pflichten des Hausstand-Dharma. Nachdem er Prakṛti, den Schoß aller Wesen, überschritten hat, gelangt er zum Höchsten und kehrt nicht mehr zur Geburt zurück.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• devam: the God
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• anādim: beginningless
• anādim: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'devam'

• ekam: one
• ekam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'devam'

• īśam: the Lord
• īśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to 'devam'

• gṛha-dharmeṇa: by household duty
• gṛha-dharmeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: gṛhasya dharmaḥ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• sam-arcayet: should worship
• sam-arcayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-arc (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• ajastram: constantly
• ajastram: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ajasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverbial usage (नित्य/सततम्)

• samatītya: having crossed over
• samatītya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ati-i (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from sam-ati-√i (समतीत्य)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarva-bhūta-yoniṃ: the source of all beings
• sarva-bhūta-yoniṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + yoni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ yoniḥ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• prakṛtim: Prakṛti (primordial nature)
• prakṛtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to 'sarvabhūtayoniṃ'

• yāti: attains/goes to
• yāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Present/लट्, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• param: the supreme (state)
• param: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used substantively

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle (निषेध)

• yāti: goes to
• yāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Present/लट्, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• janma: birth (rebirth)
• janma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu as the Supreme Īśvara) instructing the sages (Ishvara Gita-style teaching continued in Upari-bhaga)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Īśa (Īśvara)
• Prakṛti

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the one, beginningless Īśvara beyond Prakṛti; realizing/attaining that Para ends rebirth.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes uninterrupted worship (ajasra-samarcana) performed through one’s own varṇāśrama role—here, gṛhastha-dharma—culminating in guṇa/Prakṛti-transcendence, a core aim of Purāṇic Yoga and Pāśupata-oriented discipline.

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

By centering liberation on worship of the single Īśa beyond Prakṛti, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the Supreme Lord is one, approached through devotion and dharma rather than rivalry of names/forms.