Shloka 49

Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation

Devanagari script

गवां घासप्रदानेन सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते / इन्धनानां प्रदानेन दीप्ताग्निर्जायते नरः

Transliteration

gavāṃ ghāsapradānena sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate / indhanānāṃ pradānena dīptāgnirjāyate naraḥ

Translation

Al ofrecer forraje a las vacas, el hombre queda libre de todos los pecados; y al ofrecer leña, nace en él un fuego interior auspicioso, resplandeciente.

Word by Word

• gavām: of cows
• gavām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ghāsa-pradānena: by the giving of fodder
• ghāsa-pradānena: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (घासस्य प्रदानम्)

• sarva-pāpaiḥ: from all sins
• sarva-pāpaiḥ: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative sense via Instrumental: 'from')
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि पापानि)

• pramucyate: is freed
• pramucyate: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√muc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• indhanānām: of firewood (fuel)
• indhanānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• pradānena: by giving
• pradānena: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• dīpta-agniḥ: one with blazing fire (in him)
• dīpta-agniḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpta (कृदन्त/ppp from √dīp, धातु) + agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (दीप्तः अग्निः यस्य/दीप्ताग्निः)

• jāyate: is born/becomes
• jāyate: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Traditional purāṇic narrator (instruction on dāna-dharma within the Kurma Purana’s discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Gauḥ (cow)
• Agni (fire)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes karmic purification through dāna; reducing pāpa supports clarity (sattva) that aids discernment of the Self, though the verse itself focuses on ethical means rather than metaphysical definition.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights karma-yoga in the form of dāna (selfless giving). Feeding cows and offering fuel are outward disciplines that cultivate sattva and support yajña/Agni, forming a practical foundation for later meditative and devotional practice in the Kurma Purana.

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

Not explicitly; it reflects the Purana’s shared dharma-ground where both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions uphold purifying charity (dāna) and the sanctity of Agni and gau-sevā as universally auspicious duties.