Shloka 102

Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni

Devanagari script

अमावस्यायां ब्रह्माणं समुद्दिश्य पितामहम् / ब्राह्मणांस्त्रीन् समभ्यर्च्य मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः

Transliteration

amāvasyāyāṃ brahmāṇaṃ samuddiśya pitāmaham / brāhmaṇāṃstrīn samabhyarcya mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ

Translation

Au jour d’amāvasyā (nouvelle lune), en dédiant le rite à Brahmā, Pitāmaha, le Grand Aïeul, et en honorant avec révérence trois brāhmaṇas, on est délivré de tous les péchés.

Word by Word

• amāvasyāyām: on the new-moon day
• amāvasyāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amāvasyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मा-शब्दः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• samuddiśya: having invoked/addressed
• samuddiśya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√diś (दिश्, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘समुद्देशनं कृत्वा/उद्दिश्य’

• pitāmaham: the Grandfather (Pitāmaha)
• pitāmaham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः विशेषणरूपेण

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• trīn: three
• trīn: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• samabhyarcya: having duly worshipped
• samabhyarcya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-abhi-√arc (अर्च्, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘समभ्यर्चनं कृत्वा’

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (मुच्, धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः

• sarva-pātakaiḥ: from all sins
• sarva-pātakaiḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘सर्वैः पातकैः’

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teachings as transmitted from the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Pitāmaha
• Brāhmaṇas
• Amāvasyā

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it frames purification (pāpa-kṣaya) as a prerequisite for clarity of mind; by dharmic rites and honoring sacred embodiments of knowledge (Brāhmaṇas), one becomes fit for Atma-jñāna emphasized elsewhere in the Purāṇa.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse highlights preparatory discipline (śuddhi) rather than a specific meditation: time-sanctification on Amāvasyā, intentional dedication (saṅkalpa), and reverent worship—supports that stabilize the mind for later Yoga and devotion taught in Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.

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

It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; it shows the Purāṇic synthesis by grounding liberation-oriented spirituality in orthodox dharma—purification through sanctioned rites that, in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, culminate in devotion and Yoga aligned with both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths.