Shloka 116

Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni

Devanagari script

उपतस्थे महायोगं सर्वदोषविनाशनम् / कृताञ्जली रामपत्नी शाक्षात् पतिमिवाच्युतम्

Transliteration

upatasthe mahāyogaṃ sarvadoṣavināśanam / kṛtāñjalī rāmapatnī śākṣāt patimivācyutam

Translation

കൈകൂപ്പി രാമപത്നി സീത സർവ്വദോഷനാശകനായ ആ മഹായോഗത്തെ ഉപാസിച്ചു; അച്യുതനെ സാക്ഷാൽ ഭർത്താവെന്നപോലെ സമീപിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• upatasthe: worshipped/attended upon
• upatasthe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• mahā-yogam: the great Yogin / great Yoga (Agni)
• mahā-yogam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (‘mahān yogaḥ’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarva-doṣa-vināśanam: destroyer of all faults
• sarva-doṣa-vināśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘sarveṣāṃ doṣāṇāṃ vināśanam’), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective to mahāyogam

• kṛta-añjalī: with hands joined (in reverence)
• kṛta-añjalī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (‘kṛto ’ñjalir yasyāḥ’), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• rāma-patnī: Rāma’s wife
• rāma-patnī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी: ‘rāmasya patnī’), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• śākṣāt: directly
• śākṣāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय): ‘directly, in person’

• patim: husband
• patim: Upamāna/Upameya (उपमान/उपमेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• iva: as if/like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle of comparison (उपमावाचक अव्यय)

• acyutam: Acyuta (the unfailing one)
• acyutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); epithet ‘the unfailing one’

Speaker

Primary narrator (Purāṇic narration ascribed to Vyāsa/Sūta tradition), describing Sītā’s devotional-yogic act toward Acyuta (Viṣṇu).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Vishnu/Narayana)
• Rama
• Sita (Rama-patni)
• Mahāyoga

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

By portraying Acyuta as “directly present” (śākṣāt) to the devotee, the verse implies that the Supreme is experientially realizable through yoga and devotion, not merely an abstract concept.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights mahāyoga as a purifying discipline (sarvadoṣavināśana) and indicates a bhakti-infused posture of practice—añjali (kṛtāñjalī), reverent attendance, and single-pointed approach to the Lord.

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

Though Acyuta is a Vaiṣṇava epithet, the verse frames liberation-oriented yoga as universally purifying, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis where yogic realization and devotion transcend sectarian boundaries.