Shloka 29

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

Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman

Devanagari script

एकरात्रोपवासश्च प्राणायामशतं तथा / उक्त्वानृतं प्रकर्तव्यं यतिना धर्मलिप्सुना

Transliteration

ekarātropavāsaśca prāṇāyāmaśataṃ tathā / uktvānṛtaṃ prakartavyaṃ yatinā dharmalipsunā

Translation

ଧର୍ମକୁ ଆକାଙ୍କ୍ଷା କରୁଥିବା ଯତି ଯଦି ଅସତ୍ୟ କହିଥାଏ, ତେବେ ପ୍ରାୟଶ୍ଚିତ୍ତ ଭାବେ ଏକରାତ୍ରି ଉପବାସ ଓ ଶତ ପ୍ରାଣାୟାମ କରିବ।

Word by Word

• eka-rātra-upavāsaḥ: a fast for one night
• eka-rātra-upavāsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + rātra (प्रातिपदिक) + upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; 'एकरात्रस्य उपवासः' इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Nominative singular, masculine)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• prāṇāyāma-śatam: a hundred breath-controls
• prāṇāyāma-śatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇāyāma (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; 'प्राणायामानां शतम्' इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (neuter sg nom/acc)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (likewise/also)

• uktvā: having spoken
• uktvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having said'

• anṛtam: untruth
• anṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular, neuter)

• prakartavyam: should be performed (as expiation)
• prakartavyam: Vidhi/Prayojya (विधेय/कर्तव्यता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + kartavya (कृदन्त, √kṛ धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्यय; उपसर्ग 'प्र' (gerundive: 'is to be done as expiation')

• yatinā: by a renunciant
• yatinā: Karana/Karta (करण/कर्ता-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (Instrumental singular, masculine)

• dharma-lipsunā: desiring dharma
• dharma-lipsunā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + lipsu (कृदन्त, √labh धातु, desiderative adjective)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; 'धर्मं लिप्सुः' इति उपपद-तत्पुरुष (one desiring dharma), instrumental agreeing with yatinā

Speaker

Traditional narrator (Purāṇic discourse) describing dharma and prāyaścitta for a yati

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Prāṇāyāma
• Yati
• Dharma
• Prāyaścitta

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it teaches that spiritual life depends on inner purity and truthfulness; when truth is violated, the seeker purifies the mind and vital energies through tapas (fasting) and prāṇāyāma, supporting steadiness in Self-knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Prāṇāyāma is prescribed as expiatory Yoga—one hundred regulated breath-cycles—paired with a one-night fast, showing the Kurma Purana’s use of yogic discipline as a method of purification (śuddhi) and restraint (saṃyama).

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

Not explicitly; the verse reflects the Purana’s shared yogic-dharmic framework—where tapas and prāṇāyāma are valid purifiers across Shaiva–Vaishnava traditions—supporting the text’s broader synthesis in practice even when sectarian names are absent.