Shloka 96

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

Devanagari script

अमावस्यां तिथिं प्राप्य यः समाराधयेच्छिवम् / ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा तु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

amāvasyāṃ tithiṃ prāpya yaḥ samārādhayecchivam / brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā tu sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

ਅਮਾਵੱਸਿਆ ਦੇ ਦਿਨ ਜੋ ਭਗਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਰਾਧਨਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਭੋਜਨ ਕਰਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਸਭ ਪਾਪਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਛੁਟਕਾਰਾ ਪਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• अमावस्याम्: on the new-moon day
• अमावस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमावस्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तिथिम्: the lunar day (tithi)
• तिथिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having obtained (having reached)
• प्राप्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; अर्थः—‘प्राप्य’ = having obtained/reached

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• समाराधयेत्: should worship/propitiate
• समाराधयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• भोजयित्वा: having fed
• भोजयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भोजय् (णिजन्त; √भुज्/भुज्-सेवने causative) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; अर्थः—having fed

• तु: indeed/and then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक

• सर्व-पापैः: from all sins
• सर्व-पापैः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि पापानि)

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed (is released)
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is released)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma and observances (vrata, dāna) within a Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahmanas
• Amavasya

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It does so indirectly: purification (pāpa-kṣaya) through devotion and charity prepares the mind for Self-knowledge, a prerequisite emphasized across Purāṇic yoga-dharma teachings.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A dharma-based discipline supportive of yoga is highlighted: upāsanā (devotional worship of Śiva) combined with dāna/sevā (feeding Brāhmaṇas). This cultivates śuddhi (inner purity), aiding steadiness for higher contemplative practice.

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

With Vishnu (as Lord Kūrma) prescribing Śiva-worship as liberating, the text reflects the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony: devotion to Śiva is affirmed within a Vishnu-taught dharma framework.