Shloka 45

Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born

Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa

Devanagari script

तस्मात् परिहरेन्नित्यमभक्ष्याणि प्रयत्नतः / अपेयानि च विप्रो वै तथा चेद् याति रौरवम्

Transliteration

tasmāt pariharennityamabhakṣyāṇi prayatnataḥ / apeyāni ca vipro vai tathā ced yāti rauravam

Translation

C’est pourquoi un brāhmaṇa doit, avec un effort conscient, éviter toujours ce qu’il est interdit de manger et ce qu’il est interdit de boire; s’il agit autrement, il va à l’enfer nommé Raurava.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अपादानार्थक/हेत्वर्थक अव्यय — ‘therefore’

• परिहरेत्: should avoid/shun
• परिहरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (धातु) + परि- उपसर्ग
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative) — ‘always’

• अभक्ष्याणि: forbidden foods
• अभक्ष्याणि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-तत्पुरुष)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort/carefully
• प्रयत्नतः: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) — ‘with effort/carefully’

• अपेयानि: forbidden drinks
• अपेयानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपेय (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-तत्पुरुष)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• विप्रः: a brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/assurance particle)

• तथा: thus/otherwise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — ‘thus/otherwise’

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• याति: goes (to)
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• रौरवम्: Raurava (hell)
• रौरवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नरकविशेष (name of a hell)

Speaker

Narratorial/Didactic voice (Dharma-instruction within the Kurma Purana’s discourse to sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Raurava
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it teaches that ethical purity (especially restraint of food and drink) is a prerequisite for clarity of mind, which supports Self-knowledge; negligence binds one to painful karmic results.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes āhāra-niyama (discipline of diet) as a foundational restraint that steadies the senses—supporting higher practices such as mantra, japa, and meditative absorption taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.

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

It does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; it contributes to the shared dharmic ground (purity, restraint, karma) that underlies the Kurma Purana’s integrated Shaiva-Vaishnava spiritual path.