Shloka 36

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

Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman

Devanagari script

एकान्ने मधुमांसे च नवश्राद्धे तथैव च / प्रत्यक्षलवणे चोक्तं प्राजापत्यं विशोधनम्

Transliteration

ekānne madhumāṃse ca navaśrāddhe tathaiva ca / pratyakṣalavaṇe coktaṃ prājāpatyaṃ viśodhanam

Translation

ଏକାନ୍ନ ଭୋଜନର ଦୋଷରେ, ମଧୁ ଓ ମାଂସ ସେବନରେ, ନବଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗରେ, ଏବଂ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଲବଣ ଗ୍ରହଣରେ—ଏହି ସବୁ ପାଇଁ ଶୁଦ୍ଧିକାରକ ପ୍ରାୟଶ୍ଚିତ୍ତ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରାଜାପତ୍ୟ ବ୍ରତ କୁହାଯାଇଛି।

Word by Word

• एक-अन्ने: in the case of eating only one kind of food
• एक-अन्ने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (संख्याशब्द) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• मधु-मांसे: in (the case of) honey and meat
• मधु-मांसे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); dual-items compound

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• नव-श्राद्धे: in a new/first śrāddha (funeral rite)
• नव-श्राद्धे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• प्रत्यक्ष-लवणे: in (the case of) manifest/explicit salt (use)
• प्रत्यक्ष-लवणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + लवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• उक्तम्: is stated
• उक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त, √वच् धातु; क्त/भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); impersonal: 'it is said'

• प्राजापत्यम्: the Prājāpatya (penance)
• प्राजापत्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राजापत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• विशोधनम्: purification; expiation
• विशोधनम्: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to 'प्राजापत्यम्'

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teachings to the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Prajapati
• Prajāpatya-vrata
• Śrāddha

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily dharma-śāstra in tone, prescribing expiation (prāyaścitta) for specific lapses; it implies that inner purity is safeguarded through disciplined conduct rather than offering a direct ātman-metaphysics teaching.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No meditative technique is taught directly; instead, the verse supports yogic purity (śauca) through the Prajāpatya observance, a restraint-based discipline that complements sādhana by regulating food and ritual integrity.

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

It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; its synthesis is indirect—by grounding spiritual life in dharma and purification, it provides the ethical framework within which the Purana’s broader Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava teachings operate.