Shloka 7

Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta

Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman

Devanagari script

प्रक्षाल्य पाणिपादौ च समाचम्य यथाविधि / आदित्ये दर्शयित्वान्नं भुञ्जीत प्राङ्मुखोत्तरः

Transliteration

prakṣālya pāṇipādau ca samācamya yathāvidhi / āditye darśayitvānnaṃ bhuñjīta prāṅmukhottaraḥ

Translation

Setelah membasuh tangan dan kaki serta melakukan ācamana menurut aturan, hendaklah mempersembahkan makanan kepada Āditya (Surya) dan kemudian makan sambil duduk menghadap timur atau utara.

Word by Word

• प्रक्षाल्य: having washed
• प्रक्षाल्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+क्षल् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• पाणि: hands
• पाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वे पूर्वपदत्वेन

• पादौ: feet
• पादौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• समाचम्य: having sipped (water)
• समाचम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+चम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; आचमन-क्रिया

• यथाविधि: according to the prescribed rule
• यथाविधि: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषण (according to rule)

• आदित्ये: towards the Sun / in the Sun's direction
• आदित्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• दर्शयित्वा: having shown/offered (to be seen)
• दर्शयित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) (णिच् causative: दर्शय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) causative, अव्ययभाव

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• भुञ्जीत: should eat
• भुञ्जीत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• प्राङ्मुखोत्तरः: facing east, with north (to his left)
• प्राङ्मुखोत्तरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राङ्मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (प्राङ्मुखः च उत्तरः च = facing east, (sitting) to the north)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic instruction in the dharma-teaching voice; traditionally framed by Sūta to the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Aditya (Surya)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by prescribing purity, orientation, and offering, it trains the mind toward sattva and reverence, preparing the practitioner for Atman-knowledge through disciplined living rather than stating metaphysics explicitly.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Foundational niyamas: śauca (cleanliness), regulated conduct (vidhi), and devotional attention (offering to Āditya). Such disciplined āhāra supports steadiness of mind, a prerequisite for dhyāna and higher yoga in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching.

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

It does not mention Shiva-Vishnu explicitly; however, the practice of offering and purity reflects the Purana’s integrative dharma where devotion and disciplined action can be directed to divine forms (here Āditya) within a unified sacred order.