Shloka 65

The Episode of Vena: Purification, the ‘Vāsudevābhidhā’ Hymn, and the Dharma of Charity

Times, Tīrthas, Worthy Recipients

Devanagari script

प्रायश्चित्तेन रौद्रेण तमेवं परिशोधयेत् । उपवासैर्महाराज कायशोषकरादिकैः

Transliteration

prāyaścittena raudreṇa tamevaṃ pariśodhayet | upavāsairmahārāja kāyaśoṣakarādikaiḥ

Translation

အို မဟာရာဇာ၊ ထို့ကြောင့် သူကို ပြင်းထန်သော ပရాయရှ္စိတ္တဖြင့် သန့်စင်ရမည်—အစာရှောင်ခြင်းနှင့် ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာကို ချုံ့သိမ်း၍ စည်းကမ်းတကျ လေ့ကျင့်စေသော အခြားတပသများဖြင့်။

Word by Word

• प्रायश्चित्तेन: by expiation
• प्रायश्चित्तेन: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रायश्चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• रौद्रेण: severe/terrible
• रौद्रेण: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (to प्रायश्चित्तेन)

• तम्: him/that (person)
• तम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय

• परिशोधयेत्: should purify
• परिशोधयेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि+शुध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; causative sense possible in usage (to cause to be purified)

• उपवासैः: by fasts
• उपवासैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• काय-शोष-कर-आदिकैः: by body-emaciating (austerities) and the like
• काय-शोष-कर-आदिकैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक) + शोष (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (‘कायशोषकर’ = कायस्य शोषं करोति) + ‘आदि’ (etc.)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator addressing a king ("mahārāja")

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तमेवं = तम् + एवम्; उपवासैर्महाराज = उपवासैः + महाराज; कायशोषकरादिकैः = काय + शोष + कर + आदिकैः.

FAQs

What kind of prāyaścitta is described in this verse?

It prescribes a “raudra” (severe) form of expiation, emphasizing rigorous discipline—especially fasting and other austerities that weaken the body as a sign of sincere atonement.

Why does the verse mention bodily emaciation (kāyaśoṣa)?

Kāyaśoṣa indicates intense tapas (austerity) where physical comfort is reduced, symbolizing remorse, self-restraint, and a deliberate turning away from prior wrongdoing.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed here?

Wrongdoing is not treated as trivial; purification requires accountability and sustained self-discipline, not merely verbal regret.