Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

वासोदश्चन्द्रसालोक्यमश्विसालोक्यमश्वदः / अनडुदः श्रियं पुष्टां गोदो व्रध्नस्य विष्टपम्

Transliteration

vāsodaścandrasālokyamaśvisālokyamaśvadaḥ / anaḍudaḥ śriyaṃ puṣṭāṃ godo vradhnasya viṣṭapam

Translation

Celui qui offre des vêtements atteint le monde de la Lune; celui qui offre un cheval atteint le monde des Aśvin. Celui qui offre un taureau obtient une prospérité bien nourrie, et celui qui offre des vaches atteint le séjour céleste de Vradhna.

Word by Word

• वासोदः: giver of garments
• वासोदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वाससः/वस्त्रस्य दाता)

• चन्द्रसालोक्यम्: residence in the same world as the Moon
• चन्द्रसालोक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र-सालोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चन्द्रस्य सालोक्यम्)

• अश्विसालोक्यम्: residence in the world of the Aśvins
• अश्विसालोक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन्-सालोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अश्विनोः सालोक्यम्)

• अश्वदः: giver of a horse
• अश्वदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अश्वस्य दाता)

• अनडुदः: giver of a bull/ox
• अनडुदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनडुह्-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अनडुहः दाता)

• श्रियम्: prosperity
• श्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुष्टाम्: nourished/flourishing
• पुष्टाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् श्रियम्-विशेषणम्

• गोदः: giver of a cow
• गोदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गवां/गोः दाता)

• व्रध्नस्य: of Vṛadhna (a solar deity/Āditya)
• व्रध्नस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रध्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• विष्टपम्: heavenly abode/world
• विष्टपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the Kurma Purana’s teaching on dāna-phala within the dialogue tradition of the Purana

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Aśvins
• Śrī
• Vradhna

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it teaches karma-phala within dharma—merit from selfless giving yields specific lokas and prosperity, preparing the mind for higher insight (ātma-jñāna) taught more explicitly elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct yogic technique is stated; the verse supports the yogic foundation of śuddhi (purification) through dāna and dharma, which steadies the mind and supports later disciplines such as restraint, devotion, and contemplation emphasized in Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.

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

It does so implicitly: the Purana’s integrated path treats dharma (gifts, vows, worship) as a shared ladder toward auspicious states and ultimately liberation—compatible with both Shaiva and Vaishnava soteriology rather than sectarian opposition.