Shloka 102

Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni

Devanagari script

अमावस्यायां ब्रह्माणं समुद्दिश्य पितामहम् / ब्राह्मणांस्त्रीन् समभ्यर्च्य मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः

Transliteration

amāvasyāyāṃ brahmāṇaṃ samuddiśya pitāmaham / brāhmaṇāṃstrīn samabhyarcya mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ

Translation

Am Tag der Amāvasyā (Neumond), indem man das Ritual Brahmā, dem Pitāmaha, dem Großen Ahnherrn, weiht und drei Brahmanen ehrfürchtig verehrt, wird man von allen Sünden befreit.

Word by Word

• amāvasyāyām: on the new-moon day
• amāvasyāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amāvasyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मा-शब्दः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• samuddiśya: having invoked/addressed
• samuddiśya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√diś (दिश्, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘समुद्देशनं कृत्वा/उद्दिश्य’

• pitāmaham: the Grandfather (Pitāmaha)
• pitāmaham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः विशेषणरूपेण

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• trīn: three
• trīn: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• samabhyarcya: having duly worshipped
• samabhyarcya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-abhi-√arc (अर्च्, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘समभ्यर्चनं कृत्वा’

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (मुच्, धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः

• sarva-pātakaiḥ: from all sins
• sarva-pātakaiḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘सर्वैः पातकैः’

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teachings as transmitted from the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Pitāmaha
• Brāhmaṇas
• Amāvasyā

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it frames purification (pāpa-kṣaya) as a prerequisite for clarity of mind; by dharmic rites and honoring sacred embodiments of knowledge (Brāhmaṇas), one becomes fit for Atma-jñāna emphasized elsewhere in the Purāṇa.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse highlights preparatory discipline (śuddhi) rather than a specific meditation: time-sanctification on Amāvasyā, intentional dedication (saṅkalpa), and reverent worship—supports that stabilize the mind for later Yoga and devotion taught in Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.

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

It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; it shows the Purāṇic synthesis by grounding liberation-oriented spirituality in orthodox dharma—purification through sanctioned rites that, in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, culminate in devotion and Yoga aligned with both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths.