Shloka 93

Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)

Devanagari script

वर्जयेन्मार्जनीरेणुं स्नानवस्त्रघचोदकम् / न भक्षयेदभक्ष्याणि नापेयं च पिबेद् द्विजः

Transliteration

varjayenmārjanīreṇuṃ snānavastraghacodakam / na bhakṣayedabhakṣyāṇi nāpeyaṃ ca pibed dvijaḥ

Translation

द्विजाने झाडणीने उडालेली धूळ तसेच स्नान व वस्त्रधुण्याचे उरलेले पाणी टाळावे. अभक्ष्य खाऊ नये आणि अपेय पिऊ नये.

Word by Word

• varjayet: should avoid
• varjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √varj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mārjanī-reṇum: dust of a broom
• mārjanī-reṇum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārjanī (प्रातिपदिक) + reṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mārjanyāḥ reṇuḥ)

• snāna-vastra-ghaṭa-udakam: water from a bathing cloth/pot (used water)
• snāna-vastra-ghaṭa-udakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक) + ghaṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समाहार/निर्देश-तत्पुरुष (snāna-vastra-ghaṭa-sambandhi udakam)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• bhakṣayet: should eat
• bhakṣayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhakṣ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• abhakṣyāṇi: inedible things
• abhakṣyāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-bhakṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्म; नञ्-तत्पुरुष/उपसर्ग-निषेध (a- ‘not’)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• apeyam: undrinkable (liquid)
• apeyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-peya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म; नञ्-निषेध (a- ‘not’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• pibet: should drink
• pibet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dvijaḥ: a brāhmaṇa (twice-born)
• dvijaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

Speaker

Suta (narrator) conveying dharma-instructions within the Kurma Purana’s teaching context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Dvija

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it stresses external and dietary purity (śauca, niyama) as preparatory disciplines that steady the mind, making it fit for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights niyama—especially śauca (cleanliness) and āhāra-niyama (regulated intake). Such restraints are presented as supportive foundations for mantra, meditation, and Pāśupata-oriented spiritual practice in the Kurma Purana.

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

Not explicitly; it reflects a shared dharma framework revered across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions—purity and restraint as prerequisites for devotion and yoga—supporting the Kurma Purana’s synthetic approach.