Shloka 10

Gṛhastha Livelihood, Āpad-dharma, and Sacrificial Stewardship of Wealth

Devanagari script

शिलोञ्छं वाप्याददीत गृहस्थः साधकः पुनः / विद्याशिल्पादयस्त्वन्ये बहवो वृत्तिहेतवः

Transliteration

śiloñchaṃ vāpyādadīta gṛhasthaḥ sādhakaḥ punaḥ / vidyāśilpādayastvanye bahavo vṛttihetavaḥ

Translation

ശാസനമുള്ള ഗൃഹസ്ഥൻ ശിലോഞ്ചവൃത്തി (വയലിൽ ശേഷിച്ച ധാന്യം ശേഖരിക്കൽ)യും സ്വീകരിക്കാം. കൂടാതെ വിദ്യ, ശിൽപം മുതലായവ പലതരം ഉപജീവനമാർഗങ്ങളാണ്।

Word by Word

• शिलोञ्छम्: gleaning (picking up fallen grains)
• शिलोञ्छम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिलोञ्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle: “or”)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारणार्थक-निपात (also/even)

• आददीत: should take/should adopt
• आददीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• गृहस्थः: householder
• गृहस्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साधकः: a practitioner/one who strives
• साधकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य-समनाधिकरण (appositional to गृहस्थः)

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरुक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (again/further)

• विद्या-शिल्प-आदयः: learning, crafts, and the like
• विद्या-शिल्प-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + शिल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (vidyā and śilpa etc.)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अन्ये)

• वृत्ति-हेतवः: causes/means of livelihood
• वृत्ति-हेतवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वृत्तेः हेतवः)

Speaker

Traditional Purāṇic narrator (instructional discourse on dharma; commonly framed as the teaching voice within the Kurma Purana’s dialogue setting)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Gṛhastha
• Śiloñcha
• Vidyā
• Śilpa

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it supports the broader Purāṇic view that spiritual striving (sādhana) can be sustained even within household life through dharmic, non-exploitative livelihood.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is taught here; the emphasis is on preparatory discipline—right livelihood (vṛtti) for a sādhaka-gṛhastha—so that daily life remains compatible with later practices of devotion, austerity, and yoga taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; indirectly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative ethos where dharma-based living supports devotion and yoga regardless of whether one approaches the Supreme through Śaiva or Vaiṣṇava forms.