Shloka 41

Devanagari script

कन्यादूषी कुण्डगोलौ अभिशस्तो ऽथ देवलः / मित्रध्रुक् पिशुनश्चैव नित्यं भार्यानुवर्तकः

Transliteration

kanyādūṣī kuṇḍagolau abhiśasto 'tha devalaḥ / mitradhruk piśunaścaiva nityaṃ bhāryānuvartakaḥ

Translation

କନ୍ୟାଦୂଷଣକାରୀ, କୁଣ୍ଡ‑ଗୋଲ (ଅନୈତିକ ସଂଯୋଗ) ଜନ୍ମ, ଲୋକନିନ୍ଦିତ, ଦେବଲ (ଭାଡାରେ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତିସେବା କରି ଜୀବିକା କରୁଥିବା), ମିତ୍ରଦ୍ରୋହୀ, ପିଶୁନ, ଏବଂ ସଦା ଭାର୍ଯ୍ୟାଧୀନ—ଏମାନେ ପତିତ ଓ ନିନ୍ଦ୍ୟ।

Word by Word

• kanyā-dūṣī: defiler of a maiden
• kanyā-dūṣī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक) + dūṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'कन्यां दूषयति' (girl-defiler)

• kuṇḍa-golau: the kuṇḍa and gola (illegitimate sons)
• kuṇḍa-golau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + gola (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वः—'कुण्डश्च गोलश्च' (two categories)

• abhiśastaḥ: accused/denounced
• abhiśastaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhiśasta (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; √śas (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त with abhi- (accused/denounced)

• atha: then/also
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चय (particle: then/and further)

• devalaḥ: temple-priest (devala)
• devalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mitra-dhruk: betrayer of friends
• mitra-dhruk: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhruk (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'मित्रं द्रुह्यति' (friend-betrayer)

• piśunaḥ: slanderer/informer
• piśunaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piśuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययभावे द्वितीया/नपुंसकलिङ्ग एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: always)

• bhāryā-anuvartakaḥ: one who is subservient to his wife
• bhāryā-anuvartakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक) + anuvartaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'भार्यां अनुवर्तते' (one who follows his wife)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma and social-ethical disqualifications (traditional chapter flow)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames moral self-mastery as a prerequisite for higher spiritual pursuit; without ethical restraint, one remains unfit for the inward discipline by which the Self is realized.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No technique is taught directly; the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s yogic trajectory by stressing behavioral restraints—truthfulness, loyalty, non-harm, and self-control—as the ground for later yoga (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline).

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

It does not name either deity here; the synthesis is contextual—Kurma (Vishnu) teaches dharma that also undergirds Shaiva/Pāśupata soteriology in the Purana’s wider program.