Shloka 63

Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti

Devanagari script

क्षमा दमो दया दानमलोभस्त्याग एव च / आर्जवं चानसूया च तीर्थानुसरणं तथा

Transliteration

kṣamā damo dayā dānamalobhastyāga eva ca / ārjavaṃ cānasūyā ca tīrthānusaraṇaṃ tathā

Translation

ക്ഷമ, ദമം, ദയ, ദാനം, അലോഭം, ത്യാഗം; അതുപോലെ ആർജവം, അനസൂയ, തീർത്ഥാനുസരണം—ഇവയെല്ലാം പാലിക്കേണ്ടതാണ്।

Word by Word

• क्षमा: forbearance
• क्षमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• दमः: self-control
• दमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• दया: compassion
• दया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• दानम्: charity
• दानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• अलोभः: non-greed
• अलोभः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + लोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• त्यागः: renunciation
• त्यागः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय; emphatic particle

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction

• आर्जवम्: straightforwardness
• आर्जवम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्जव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction

• अनसूया: non-envy
• अनसूया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनसूया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction

• तीर्थानुसरणम्: following sacred places/pilgrimage
• तीर्थानुसरणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + अनुसरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तीर्थानाम् अनुसरणम्/तीर्थानुसरणम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय; adverb ('also/likewise')

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing King Indradyumna (dharma-upadeśa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Kurma
• Vishnu
• Tirtha

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

By prescribing forgiveness, restraint, non-greed, and non-envy, the verse points to inner purification (śuddhi) that makes the mind fit to recognize the steady, non-reactive Self beyond anger, craving, and rivalry.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes yama-like disciplines—dama (self-restraint), alobha (non-greed), tyāga (renunciation), and anasūyā (non-envy)—which stabilize the mind for higher contemplation; tīrtha-anusaraṇa adds sacred observance and pilgrimage as supportive sādhana in the Purāṇic path.

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

Though not naming Śiva directly, the ethic of restraint, renunciation, and tīrtha-observance reflects the shared Purāṇic synthesis where Vaiṣṇava devotion and Śaiva-Pāśupata discipline converge as complementary means to the same supreme reality.