Shloka 6

Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas — Brahmahatyā, Association with the Fallen, and Tīrtha-Based Purification

Devanagari script

अनेकधर्मशास्त्रज्ञा ऊहापोहविशारदाः / वेदाध्ययनसंपन्नाः सप्तैते परिकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

anekadharmaśāstrajñā ūhāpohaviśāradāḥ / vedādhyayanasaṃpannāḥ saptaite parikīrtitāḥ

Translation

Diese sieben werden verkündet als: Kenner vieler Dharma-Śāstras, kundig im rechten Abwägen—das Gültige annehmend und das Ungültige verwerfend—und vollendet durch das Studium der Veden.

Word by Word

• अनेक-धर्म-शास्त्र-ज्ञाः: knowers of many dharma-śāstras
• अनेक-धर्म-शास्त्र-ज्ञाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘ज्ञ’ (knower) with genitive-relation components (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ऊहा-पोह-विशारदाः: experts in reasoning and refutation
• ऊहा-पोह-विशारदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊहा (प्रातिपदिक) + अपोह (प्रातिपदिक) + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘विशारद’ (expert) in ūha and apoha (reasoning/acceptance-rejection)

• वेद-अध्ययन-संपन्नाः: accomplished in Vedic study
• वेद-अध्ययन-संपन्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्ययन (प्रातिपदिक) + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण—endowed with Veda-study

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनार्थे; ‘एते’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• परिकीर्तिताः: are proclaimed/declared
• परिकीर्तिताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु) → परिकीर्तित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग—‘(एते) परिकीर्तिताः’ = ‘are proclaimed’

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the teaching of the sages in the Kurma Purana’s dharma section

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Dharma-śāstra

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it sets the epistemic foundation—Vedic study and disciplined reasoning (ūha–apoha)—by which Atman/Brahman teachings are properly understood without confusion from partial or contradictory views.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific āsana or meditation is named; instead, it stresses the prerequisites for any authentic yoga-dharma teaching: mastery of śāstra, Vedic grounding, and sharp discernment (viveka expressed as ūha–apoha).

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

Not explicitly; however, by prioritizing Veda-based dharma and rigorous discernment, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach where Shaiva and Vaishnava teachings are evaluated through shared śāstric authority rather than sectarian rivalry.