Shloka 38

Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas: Liquor, Theft, Sexual Transgression, Contact with the Fallen, and Homicide

Devanagari script

उपस्पृशेत् त्रिषवणं स्वपापं परिकीर्तयन् / संवत्सरेण चैकेन तस्मात् पापात् प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

upaspṛśet triṣavaṇaṃ svapāpaṃ parikīrtayan / saṃvatsareṇa caikena tasmāt pāpāt pramucyate

Translation

ਜੋ ਤਿੰਨਾਂ ਸੰਧੀਆਂ ਵੇਲੇ ਆਚਮਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਾਪ ਦਾ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਇਕ ਸਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਸ ਪਾਪ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• उपस्पृशेत्: should perform ācamana/touch water (ritual sipping)
• उपस्पृशेत्: क्रिया (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• त्रि-षवणम्: the three daily times (tri-savana)
• त्रि-षवणम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + सवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रीणि सवनानि)

• स्व-पापम्: one’s own sin
• स्व-पापम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वं पापम्)

• परिकीर्तयन्: while confessing/proclaiming
• परिकीर्तयन्: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कीर्तय् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृसमानाधिकरण

• संवत्सरेण: by (the passage of) a year
• संवत्सरेण: करण (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• एकेन: by one (single)
• एकेन: विशेषण (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण (संवत्सरेण)

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: अपादान (अपादानम्/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पापात्: from sin
• पापात्: अपादान (अपादानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रमुच्यते: is released/freed
• प्रमुच्यते: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

Speaker

Traditional narrator (Purāṇic discourse voice, within a dharma/prāyaścitta instruction section)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Ācamana
• Triṣavaṇa

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it treats sin as removable through disciplined purification and truthful self-disclosure, implying the Self is not intrinsically tainted—impurity is an upādhi (adventitious condition) that can be cleansed.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A discipline akin to yogic niyama: regular triṣavaṇa observance, ritual purity (ācamana), and self-scrutiny/confession (svapāpa-parikīrtana), supporting inner clarity that complements Pāśupata-style tapas and devotion.

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

Not explicitly; the verse emphasizes shared dharma—purification, truthfulness, and disciplined practice—values upheld across Shaiva and Vaishnava teachings in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis.