Shloka 132

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

Devanagari script

प्रगृह्य भर्तुश्चरणौ कराभ्यां सा सुमध्यमा / चकार प्रणतिं भूमौ रामाय जनकात्मजा

Transliteration

pragṛhya bhartuścaraṇau karābhyāṃ sā sumadhyamā / cakāra praṇatiṃ bhūmau rāmāya janakātmajā

Translation

細き腰をもつジャナカの娘シーターは、両手で夫の御足を取り、ラーマに地に伏して礼拝した。

Word by Word

• प्रगृह्य: having taken/held
• प्रगृह्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) उपसर्ग-पूर्वक (प्र-); अव्ययभाव

• भर्तुः: of (her) husband
• भर्तुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चरणौ: (two) feet
• चरणौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• कराभ्याम्: with (her) two hands
• कराभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुमध्यमा: slender-waisted
• सुमध्यमा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + मध्यमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सु-मध्यमा)

• चकार: did/made
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रणतिम्: bow/salutation
• प्रणतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• रामाय: to Rāma
• रामाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जनकात्मजा: Janaka's daughter
• जनकात्मजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक + आत्मजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जनकस्य आत्मजा)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/traditional sūta-style narration) describing Sītā’s act

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sita (Janakatmaja)
• Janaka

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it points to dharmic recognition of the Lord’s presence through rightful reverence: Sītā’s prostration models devotion (bhakti) and humility, dispositions that purify the mind for realizing the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes embodied devotion—praṇāma (prostration) and śaraṇāgati (reverent surrender)—which function as practical bhakti-yoga disciplines that steady attention and reduce ego.

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

While Śiva is not named here, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis frames such reverence to Rāma (a Viṣṇu form) as fully compatible with Śaiva-Pāśupata ethics: devotion and humility are shared foundations across both streams.