Shloka 37
Tithi-vicara
Determination of Tithi for Fasts, Parana, and Pitri Rites
पूर्वविद्धां प्रकुर्वाणो नरो धर्मं निकृंतति । संततेस्तु विनाशाय संपदां हरणाय च ॥ ३७ ॥
pūrvaviddhāṃ prakurvāṇo naro dharmaṃ nikṛṃtati | saṃtatestu vināśāya saṃpadāṃ haraṇāya ca || 37 ||
ಪೂರ್ವವಿದ್ಧ (ದೋಷಸ್ಪರ್ಶಿತ/ನಿಂದಿತ) ವಿಧಾನದಿಂದ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಮಾಡುವವನು ಧರ್ಮವನ್ನೇ ಕಡಿದುಹಾಕುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಇದರಿಂದ ಸಂತತಿಯ ವಿನಾಶವೂ ಸಂಪತ್ತಿನ ಹರಣವೂ ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
Narada (instructional voice, as preserved in the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It warns that knowingly choosing a censured action is not a minor fault—it actively undermines dharma in one’s life, leading to karmic decline that manifests as loss of family well-being and prosperity.
Bhakti in the Purāṇic sense is supported by sadācāra (right conduct). This verse implies that devotion must be aligned with dharma; knowingly doing blameworthy acts weakens spiritual steadiness and the auspiciousness that supports devotion.
It reflects dharma-nīti grounded in śāstric discernment—knowing what is pūrvaviddha (scripturally censured) and avoiding it—an applied outcome of śāstra-study (including smṛti-based conduct rules rather than a specific Vedāṅga technique).