Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

वेदोदितानि नित्यानि कर्माणि च विलोप्य तु / स्नातकव्रतलोपं तु कृत्वा चोपवसेद् दिनम्

Transliteration

vedoditāni nityāni karmāṇi ca vilopya tu / snātakavratalopaṃ tu kṛtvā copavased dinam

Translation

Wenn jemand die vom Veda gebotenen täglichen, immerwährenden Pflichten unterlassen und zudem die Observanzen eines Snātaka vernachlässigt hat, soll er Upavāsa üben: einen Tag fasten.

Word by Word

• वेदोदितानि: enjoined by the Veda
• वेदोदितानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-उदित (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + उदित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (neuter, nominative/accusative plural; adjective)

• नित्यानि: daily/regular
• नित्यानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (neuter, nominative/accusative plural; adjective)

• कर्माणि: rites, duties
• कर्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (neuter, accusative plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विलोप्य: having omitted
• विलोप्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लुप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having omitted/neglected’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधसूचक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• स्नातकव्रतलोपम्: the omission of the स्नातक-vow
• स्नातकव्रतलोपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नातक-व्रत-लोप (प्रातिपदिक; स्नातक + व्रत + लोप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधसूचक अव्यय (particle)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having done’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• उपवसेत्: should fast
• उपवसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-वास् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should fast)

• दिनम्: for a day
• दिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

Speaker

Traditional Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/Sūta-style transmission) presenting dharma/prāyaścitta injunctions

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Snataka
• Upavasa

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It does not directly define Ātman; it emphasizes dharma as a purificatory discipline—fasting and atonement help cleanse lapses in conduct, which in the Purāṇic framework supports inner clarity for Self-knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The practice highlighted is upavāsa (fasting) as tapas (austerity). In the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic ethos, such tapas supports self-restraint (yama/niyama-like discipline) and steadiness for higher sādhana, including Pāśupata-oriented purification.

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

This specific verse is a dharma/prāyaścitta rule and does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis where disciplined observance and purification are upheld as shared foundations for devotion and liberation across Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava paths.