Shloka 29

Snātaka and Gṛhastha-Dharma: Conduct, Marriage Norms, Daily Rites, and Liberating Virtues

Devanagari script

विधूय मोहकलिलं लब्ध्वा योगमनुत्तमम् / गृहस्थो मुच्यते बन्धात् नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

vidhūya mohakalilaṃ labdhvā yogamanuttamam / gṛhastho mucyate bandhāt nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

മോഹത്തിന്റെ ചെളി നീക്കി, അനുത്തമ യോഗം ലഭിച്ചാൽ ഗൃഹസ്ഥനും ബന്ധനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകും; ഇതിൽ സംശയത്തിനോ കൂടുതൽ വിചാരത്തിനോ ആവശ്യമില്ല.

Word by Word

• विधूय: having shaken off
• विधूय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धू (धातु) + ल्यप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्); ‘having shaken off’

• मोहकलिलम्: the mire of delusion
• मोहकलिलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह-कलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘मोहस्य कलिलम्’ (the mire of delusion)

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वान्त/absolutive); ‘having obtained’

• योगम्: yoga (spiritual discipline)
• योगम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed
• अनुत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—योगम् प्रति

• गृहस्थः: the householder
• गृहस्थः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/मध्यस्थ-भावे—‘is released’

• बन्धात्: from bondage
• बन्धात्: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• कार्या: necessary
• कार्या: Pradhāna (प्रधान/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ + यत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण—‘to be done/necessary’ (agreeing with ‘विचारणा’)

• विचारणा: deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the interlocutor(s) on Yoga and āśrama-dharma

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kūrma (Vishnu)
• Yoga
• Gṛhastha
• Moha
• Bandha

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By stressing the removal of moha (delusion) through supreme Yoga, the verse implies that bondage is not intrinsic to the Self; liberation is the unveiling of one’s true, unbound nature when ignorance is dispelled.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to anuttama-yoga—disciplined practice that uproots delusion and culminates in release from bandha. In Kurma Purana’s yogic framework, this aligns with sustained inner integration (dhyāna, vairāgya, and īśvara-oriented discipline) compatible even with gṛhastha life.

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

While not naming Śiva explicitly, it reflects the Purana’s synthesis: liberation is achieved through īśvara-centered Yoga taught by Kūrma (Vishnu) in a manner harmonious with Śaiva/Pāśupata yogic language (bondage, delusion, supreme yoga), indicating a shared soteriological goal.