Shloka 58

Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas: Liquor, Theft, Sexual Transgression, Contact with the Fallen, and Homicide

Devanagari script

अन्येषां चैव वृक्षाणां सरसानां च सर्वशः / फलपुष्पोद्भवानां च घृतप्राशो विशोधनम्

Transliteration

anyeṣāṃ caiva vṛkṣāṇāṃ sarasānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ / phalapuṣpodbhavānāṃ ca ghṛtaprāśo viśodhanam

Translation

For other trees as well, and for all succulent plants in general—especially those that arise as fruits and flowers—the prescribed means of purification is the ingestion of ghee.

Word by Word

• anyeṣām: of other
• anyeṣām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘of other’ (qualifying vṛkṣāṇām)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• vṛkṣāṇām: of trees
• vṛkṣāṇām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sarasānām: of juicy/sappy (trees)
• sarasānām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifying vṛkṣāṇām

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• sarvaśaḥ: in every way/entirely
• sarvaśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• phala-puṣpa-udbhavānām: of those producing fruit and flowers
• phala-puṣpa-udbhavānām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (समाहार/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष sense: ‘having fruit-and-flower as products’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifying vṛkṣāṇām

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• ghṛta-prāśaḥ: ingestion of ghee
• ghṛta-prāśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + prāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय sense: ‘ghee-eating/ingestion of ghee’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• viśodhanam: purification/atonement
• viśodhanam: Pradhāna-nāma (विधेय/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśodhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages/disciples in dharma and purificatory discipline

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Kūrma (Vishnu)
• ghṛta (ghee)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes śuddhi (purification) through disciplined conduct; in the Kūrma Purāṇa’s broader teaching, such outer purity supports inner clarity required for realizing the Atman.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse highlights preparatory discipline rather than a technique: regulating food and purity (āhāra-śuddhi) is treated as supportive to dhyāna and yogic steadiness described elsewhere in the Purāṇa.

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

By focusing on shared dharma-principles (purity, restraint, right practice) rather than sectarian difference—consistent with the Kūrma Purāṇa’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where both traditions value śuddhi as a foundation for spiritual attainment.