Shloka 31

Mādhayameśvara-māhātmya — Vyāsa at Mandākinī and the Pāśupata Vision

Devanagari script

संनिहत्यामुपस्पृश्य राहुग्रस्ते दिवाकरे / यत् फलं लभते मर्त्यस्तस्माद् दशगुणं त्विह

Transliteration

saṃnihatyāmupaspṛśya rāhugraste divākare / yat phalaṃ labhate martyastasmād daśaguṇaṃ tviha

Translation

Quando o Sol é tomado por Rāhu (durante um eclipse solar), o mortal que se purifica ritualmente tocando a água na auspiciosa conjunção (saṃnihati) obtém um fruto; aqui, esse mesmo mérito torna-se dez vezes maior.

Word by Word

• संनिहत्याम्: at the time of conjunction/critical moment
• संनिहत्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिहत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालवाचक अधिकरण (at the time of saṃnihati—conjunction/critical moment, esp. eclipse context)

• उपस्पृश्य: having sipped/touched (water)
• उपस्पृश्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप + स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), उपसर्ग: उप-; अर्थ: having touched (water)/having performed ācamana

• राहुग्रस्ते: when seized by Rāhu (eclipsed)
• राहुग्रस्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राहु + ग्रस्त (ग्रह्, धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (राहुणा ग्रस्तः), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; दिवाकरे इति विशेष्यस्य

• दिवाकरे: in the sun
• दिवाकरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; फलम् इति विशेष्यस्य

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मर्त्यः: a mortal
• मर्त्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from that; therefore
• तस्मात्: Apadana/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ/तुलनायाम् (therefore/than that)

• दशगुणम्: tenfold
• दशगुणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (दश गुणाः यस्य/दशगुणं), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (फलम्) इति अध्याहृत-विशेष्यस्य

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

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (here)

Speaker

Traditional Purāṇic narrator (instructional voice within the Kurma Purana’s dharma section)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rāhu
• Divākara (Sun)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes dharmic timing and purification (śauca) as supports for inner clarity; the verse focuses on karmic merit rather than defining Ātman explicitly.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights śauca (purificatory discipline) through upaspṛśya—ritual water-touch/ablution at an eclipse-junction—an external aid that, in Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, complements inner yogic restraint and devotion.

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

Not directly; the verse is a dharma-vidhi about eclipse purification. In the Kurma Purana’s wider Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such observances are framed as universally meritorious regardless of sectarian focus.