Shloka 104

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

Devanagari script

भरण्यां च चतुर्थ्यां च शनैश्चरदिने यमम् / पूजयेत् सप्तजन्मोत्थैर्मुच्यते पातकैर्नरः

Transliteration

bharaṇyāṃ ca caturthyāṃ ca śanaiścaradine yamam / pūjayet saptajanmotthairmucyate pātakairnaraḥ

Translation

ଭରଣୀ ନକ୍ଷତ୍ର ଦିନ, ଚତୁର୍ଥୀ ତିଥି ଏବଂ ଶନୈଶ୍ଚର (ଶନିବାର) ଦିନରେ ଯମଙ୍କୁ ପୂଜା କରିବା ଉଚିତ; ଏହାରେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ସାତ ଜନ୍ମର ସଞ୍ଚିତ ପାପରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• bharaṇyām: in/at (the nakṣatra) Bharaṇī
• bharaṇyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; नक्षत्रवाचक

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

• caturthyām: on the fourth (tithi)
• caturthyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (तिथिवाचक)

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

• śanaiścara-dine: on Saturn’s day (Saturday)
• śanaiścara-dine: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śanaiścara (प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शनैश्चरस्य दिनम्)

• yamam: Yama
• yamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज्, धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sapta-janma-utthaiḥ: arising from seven births
• sapta-janma-utthaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + janman (प्रातिपदिक) + uttha (कृदन्त; √sthā (स्था, धातु) + ut)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘सप्तजन्मभ्यः उत्थित’ इति (arisen from seven births)

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (मुच्, धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः

• pātakaiḥ: from sins
• pātakaiḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) conveying the Kurma Purana’s vrata/niyama instructions

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• Bharaṇī Nakṣatra
• Caturthī

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it teaches karmic causality and purification—sins (pātaka) accrued over many births can be attenuated through dharma-aligned worship and restraint associated with Yama.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Rather than a meditative technique, it highlights niyama-oriented practice: time-specific worship (kāla-niyama) and reverence for Yama as the principle of discipline and moral order—supportive of inner purification that complements Yoga.

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

It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis indirectly by grounding liberation-from-sin in dharma and devotion, themes shared across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava frameworks in the Kurma Purana.