Shloka 14

Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas — Brahmahatyā, Association with the Fallen, and Tīrtha-Based Purification

Devanagari script

असंकल्पितयोग्यानि सप्तागाराणि संविशेत् / विधूमे शनकैर्नित्यं व्यङ्गारे भुक्तवज्जने

Transliteration

asaṃkalpitayogyāni saptāgārāṇi saṃviśet / vidhūme śanakairnityaṃ vyaṅgāre bhuktavajjane

Translation

Il ne doit entrer dans les sept espaces de la maison que pour des usages convenables, sans intentions fantasques. Chaque jour, qu’il mange lentement, lorsque le feu est sans fumée et que les braises sont apaisées, en compagnie de ceux qui ont déjà mangé (sans avidité ni hâte).

Word by Word

• असंकल्पितयोग्यानि: unplanned but suitable
• असंकल्पितयोग्यानि: विशेषण (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + संकल्पित + योग्य (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: असंकल्पितानि (अनभिप्रेतानि) योग्याणि (fit/appropriate) — qualifying ‘आगाराणि’

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: विशेषण (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; ‘आगाराणि’ इति विशेषणम् (seven)

• आगाराणि: houses
• आगाराणि: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• संविशेत्: should enter
• संविशेत्: क्रिया (विधान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √विश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विधूमे: in/at a smokeless (fire/place)
• विधूमे: अधिकरण (स्थान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधूम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (in a smokeless place/fire)

• शनकैः: slowly
• शनकैः: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनकैस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (slowly, gradually)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययवत्; क्रियाविशेषण (always)

• व्यङ्गारे: on/at (weak) live coals
• व्यङ्गारे: अधिकरण (स्थान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + अङ्गार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘अङ्गार’ = live coal; ‘व्यङ्गार’ = with scattered/weak coals

• भुक्तवत्: as if eaten
• भुक्तवत्: क्रियाविशेषण (उपमान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्तवत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/अव्ययवत्; उपमानार्थे (as if having eaten)

• जने: among people
• जने: अधिकरण (स्थान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘भुक्तवत्’ इत्यस्य उपमानाधिकरणम् (among people)

Speaker

Traditional narrator (Purana voice) teaching household dharma within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga framework

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Agni (household fire)
• Grihastha (householder)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by prescribing restraint and non-greed in daily actions, it supports inner purity (śuddhi) that makes the mind fit for Self-knowledge—an essential prerequisite repeatedly assumed in the Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga teaching.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A practical discipline of āhāra-niyama (regulated eating) and mindful conduct: eating slowly, without agitation, and with moderation—supporting steadiness (sthira-citta) required for yoga and devotion.

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

Not by explicit naming, but by the shared dharma-yoga ethos typical of the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: ethical restraint and purity are presented as universal supports for devotion and liberation across sectarian forms.