Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 111

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

Devanagari script

पतिव्रता धर्मरता रुद्राण्येव न संशयः / नास्याः पराभवं कर्तुं शक्नोतीह जनः क्वचित्

Transliteration

pativratā dharmaratā rudrāṇyeva na saṃśayaḥ / nāsyāḥ parābhavaṃ kartuṃ śaknotīha janaḥ kvacit

Translation

သူမသည် ပတိဗ္ရတာဖြစ်၍ ဓမ္မ၌တည်ကြည်—သံသယမရှိ၊ ရုဒြာဏီ (Rudrāṇī) မယ်တော်ကဲ့သို့ပင်။ ဤလောက၌ မည်သူမျှ သူမကို အနိုင်ယူ၍ အရှက်ခွဲမနိုင်။

Word by Word

• पतिव्रता: a devoted wife
• पतिव्रता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति-व्रता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• धर्मरता: delighting in dharma
• धर्मरता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म-रता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (धर्मे रता)

• रुद्राणी: Rudrāṇī (Pārvatī)
• रुद्राणी: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle: indeed/only)

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; ‘there is no doubt’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (in sandhi with asyāḥ)

• अस्याः: of her
• अस्याः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पराभवम्: defeat/insult
• पराभवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Infinitival purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to do/make’

• शक्नोति: is able
• शक्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• जनः: a person/people
• जनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• क्वचित्: ever/anywhere
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश-कालवाचक (ever/anywhere/at any time)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice) describing the glory of pativratā-dharma within dharma-śāstric teaching

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rudrāṇī (Pārvatī)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it teaches that alignment with dharma generates an invincible inner steadiness; such moral-spiritual integrity is a prerequisite for higher realization where the Ātman is known as untouched by defeat or dishonor.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes ethical discipline (dharma, fidelity, restraint) as a yogic foundation—akin to yama-niyama—supporting steadiness of mind and spiritual protection, which the Kurma Purana later integrates with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and practice.

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

By invoking Rudrāṇī as the archetype of divine power and virtue, the Purana frames dharma as a shared sacred principle across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava contexts—ethical purity and devotion are honored as universally authoritative.