Shloka 20

Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born

Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa

Devanagari script

छत्राकं विड्वराहं च शेलं पेयूषमेव च / विलयं सुमुखं चैव कवकानि च वर्जयेत्

Transliteration

chatrākaṃ viḍvarāhaṃ ca śelaṃ peyūṣameva ca / vilayaṃ sumukhaṃ caiva kavakāni ca varjayet

Translation

ഛത്രാകം (മഷ്‌റൂം), വിഡ്വരാഹം എന്ന പന്നി, ശേലം, പേയൂഷം, വിലയം, സുമുഖം എന്നിവയും എല്ലാ കവകങ്ങളും (ഫംഗസ്) ഉപേക്ഷിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• छत्राकम्: mushroom
• छत्राकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्राक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• विड्वराहम्: a boar of filth (wild boar/pig)
• विड्वराहम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विड् + वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विडः वराहः)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• शेलम्: a kind of fish/animal named śela
• शेलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पेयूषम्: colostrum/curdled milk; (also) nectar
• पेयूषम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पेयूष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• विलयम्: a kind of food/ingredient called vilaya
• विलयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (पाठानुसार); द्रव्यवाचक

• सुमुखम्: a kind of mushroom/plant called sumukha
• सुमुखम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• कवकानि: fungi/mushrooms
• कवकानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• वर्जयेत्: should avoid
• वर्जयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृज्/√वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Traditional dharma-instruction voice within the Purana (didactic narrator/teacher in the dialogue context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It does not directly define Ātman; it supports Self-realization indirectly by prescribing sāttvika discipline—purity of diet is treated as an aid to steadiness of mind required for spiritual insight.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No single technique is named; the verse emphasizes āhāra-niyama (dietary restraint), a practical foundation for dhyāna and yoga by reducing tamas/impurity and maintaining bodily and mental clarity.

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

It does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s shared Shaiva–Vaishnava ethic that purification disciplines (like regulated diet) are common prerequisites for devotion and yoga directed to the Supreme.