Shloka 7

Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas: Liquor, Theft, Sexual Transgression, Contact with the Fallen, and Homicide

Devanagari script

राजा तेन च गन्तव्यो मुक्तकेशेन धावता / आचक्षाणेन तत्पापमेवङ्कर्मास्मि शाधि माम्

Transliteration

rājā tena ca gantavyo muktakeśena dhāvatā / ācakṣāṇena tatpāpamevaṅkarmāsmi śādhi mām

Translation

ထိုအရာကို ကိုင်ဆောင်လျက် ဆံပင်မချည်ဘဲ ပြေးသွားကာ မင်းထံသို့ သွားရမည်။ ထိုအပြစ်ကို ထင်ရှားစွာ ကြေညာ၍ «ကျွန်ုပ်သည် ဤသို့ ပြုမိသူဖြစ်သည်—အရှင်၊ ကျွန်ုပ်ကို သင်ကြား၍ သင့်လျော်သော ပြစ်ဖြေကို ချမှတ်တော်မူပါ» ဟု ဆိုရမည်။

Word by Word

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tena: by him/with him
• tena: Sahakārī (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधन/सहकारे ‘by him/with him’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय ‘and’

• gantavyaḥ: is to be approached
• gantavyaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (तव्यत्) भाव्य/कर्तव्य अर्थे; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रायः ‘is to be gone to/approached’

• mukta-keśena: with hair let loose
• mukta-keśena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukta (प्रातिपदिक) + keśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (मुक्ताः केशाः यस्य/येन) ‘with loosened hair’

• dhāvatā: running
• dhāvatā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhāv (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ) पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘while running’

• ācakṣāṇena: declaring
• ācakṣāṇena: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + cakṣ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शानच्) आत्मनेपदी, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘while declaring/telling’

• tat-pāpam: that sin
• tat-pāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तत् पापम् = that sin)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb) ‘thus/in this manner’

• karmā: a doer (of such a deed)
• karmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘(I) am such a doer’ इत्यर्थे

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śādhi: punish/discipline
• śādhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śās (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘शास्’ धातोः विशेष-आदेशः ‘शाधि’

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator instructing on prāyaścitta and royal adjudication in dharma)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Raja (King)

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FAQs

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

This verse is not a direct ātman-teaching; it emphasizes ethical self-accountability—confessing wrongdoing and submitting to dharmic correction, which is foundational for inner purification that supports higher spiritual realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific meditation technique is taught here; the practice is moral discipline (yama-like restraint) through confession, humility, and prāyaścitta—seen in the Kurma tradition as preparatory purification that steadies the mind for Yoga.

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

The verse is administrative-dharmic rather than theological; it aligns with the Purana’s synthesis indirectly by treating dharma and purification as universal duties supporting both Śaiva (prāyaścitta, tapas) and Vaiṣṇava (śuddhi, surrender to dharma) orientations.