Shloka 91

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

Devanagari script

तैस्तु संभाषणं कृत्वा स्नात्वा देवान् समर्चयेत् / दृष्ट्वा वीक्षेत भास्वन्तं स्म्वत्वा विशेश्वरं स्मरेत्

Transliteration

taistu saṃbhāṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā snātvā devān samarcayet / dṛṣṭvā vīkṣeta bhāsvantaṃ smvatvā viśeśvaraṃ smaret

Translation

Nachdem man mit ihnen gesprochen hat, soll man baden und dann die Götter ordnungsgemäß verehren. Hat man die strahlende Sonne erblickt, soll man sie anschauen und, Viśeśvara (den höchsten Herrn) eingedenk, Ihn im Geist bewahren.

Word by Word

• तैः: with them
• तैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम

• तु: but/then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/contrast)

• संभाषणम्: conversation
• संभाषणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संभाषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having done’

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having bathed’

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• समर्चयेत्: should worship
• समर्चयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विध्यर्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having seen’

• वीक्षेत: should look at
• वीक्षेत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विध्यर्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• भास्वन्तम्: the radiant (one)
• भास्वन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having remembered’ (पाठभेद: स्म्वत्वा → स्मृत्वा)

• विशेश्वरम्: Viśveśvara (Lord of all)
• विशेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश् + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative; commonly ‘Lord of the universe’), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• स्मरेत्: should remember
• स्मरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विध्यर्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages on tirtha-dharma and daily observances

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Surya (the radiant Sun)
• Devas
• Vishnu (Kurma)
• Ishvara (Viśeśvara)

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FAQs

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

It points to inner recollection (smaraṇa) of Viśeśvara after outer rites, implying that the highest realization is sustained God-remembrance beyond ritual—aligning the worshipper’s consciousness toward the indwelling Lord.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A practical sequence is taught: tīrtha-snana (purificatory bath), devapūjā (ordered worship), and then focused seeing (vīkṣaṇa) of the radiant Sun as a support for smṛti—continuous remembrance/meditation on Īśvara, a key limb in Purāṇic yoga discipline.

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

By using the title Viśeśvara (a common Īśvara epithet also resonant with Śaiva usage) within a Vaiṣṇava Kurma narration, the verse reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: one Supreme Lord is contemplated through multiple divine names and forms.