Shloka 36

Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta

Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman

Devanagari script

एकान्ने मधुमांसे च नवश्राद्धे तथैव च / प्रत्यक्षलवणे चोक्तं प्राजापत्यं विशोधनम्

Transliteration

ekānne madhumāṃse ca navaśrāddhe tathaiva ca / pratyakṣalavaṇe coktaṃ prājāpatyaṃ viśodhanam

Translation

Pour la faute d’un repas à plat unique, et (la consommation de) miel et de viande, ainsi que dans le cas d’un śrāddha tout récemment accompli, et aussi lorsque le sel est pris directement, l’observance Prajāpatya est ici prescrite comme expiation purificatrice.

Word by Word

• एक-अन्ने: in the case of eating only one kind of food
• एक-अन्ने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (संख्याशब्द) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• मधु-मांसे: in (the case of) honey and meat
• मधु-मांसे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); dual-items compound

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• नव-श्राद्धे: in a new/first śrāddha (funeral rite)
• नव-श्राद्धे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• प्रत्यक्ष-लवणे: in (the case of) manifest/explicit salt (use)
• प्रत्यक्ष-लवणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + लवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• उक्तम्: is stated
• उक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त, √वच् धातु; क्त/भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); impersonal: 'it is said'

• प्राजापत्यम्: the Prājāpatya (penance)
• प्राजापत्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राजापत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• विशोधनम्: purification; expiation
• विशोधनम्: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to 'प्राजापत्यम्'

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teachings to the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Prajapati
• Prajāpatya-vrata
• Śrāddha

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily dharma-śāstra in tone, prescribing expiation (prāyaścitta) for specific lapses; it implies that inner purity is safeguarded through disciplined conduct rather than offering a direct ātman-metaphysics teaching.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No meditative technique is taught directly; instead, the verse supports yogic purity (śauca) through the Prajāpatya observance, a restraint-based discipline that complements sādhana by regulating food and ritual integrity.

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

It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; its synthesis is indirect—by grounding spiritual life in dharma and purification, it provides the ethical framework within which the Purana’s broader Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava teachings operate.