Shloka 33

Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest

Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine

Devanagari script

दशार्णायां तथा दानं श्राद्धं होमस्तथा जपः / अक्षयं चाव्ययं चैव कृतं भवति सर्वदा

Transliteration

daśārṇāyāṃ tathā dānaṃ śrāddhaṃ homastathā japaḥ / akṣayaṃ cāvyayaṃ caiva kṛtaṃ bhavati sarvadā

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଦଶାର୍ଣା ଦେଶରେ କରାଯାଇଥିବା ଦାନ, ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ, ହୋମ ଓ ଜପ—ଯାହା କିଛି କରାଯାଉ—ତାହାର ଫଳ ସଦା ଅକ୍ଷୟ ଓ ଅବ୍ୟୟ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• दशार्णायाम्: in Daśārṇā (region)
• दशार्णायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशार्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of place)

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

• दानम्: gift/charity
• दानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समुच्चित-विषय (enumerated item)

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समुच्चित-विषय

• होमः: fire-offering (homa)
• होमः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समुच्चित-विषय

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• जपः: recitation (japa)
• जपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समुच्चित-विषय

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अव्ययम्: unchanging/inexhaustible
• अव्ययम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• कृतम्: performed/done
• कृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृ-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘कृतम्’ = ‘done/performed’

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages on sacred geography and the enduring fruits of dharmic acts

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Daśārṇā
• Dāna
• Śrāddha
• Homa
• Japa

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It does not directly define Ātman; instead it teaches a dharma-principle: acts aligned with sacred order (dāna, śrāddha, homa, japa) performed in a sanctified region yield “akṣaya” (undiminishing) results, implying a cosmic moral law upheld by the Supreme.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Japa (mantra-recitation) is the explicit inner practice; the verse frames it alongside homa and śrāddha as disciplines that purify and concentrate the practitioner, supporting a yogic life of regulated action (karma) and devotion (bhakti).

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

The verse is not sectarian; it presents universally valid dharmic practices (including mantra-japa and homa used in both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions), consistent with the Kūrma Purāṇa’s synthesis where merit arises from devotion and right practice rather than exclusivist identity.