Shloka 35

Ācamana-vidhi, Śauca, and Conduct Rules for Study, Eating, and Bodily Functions

Devanagari script

अन्तर्धाय महीं काष्ठैः पत्रैर्लोष्ठतृणेन वा / प्रावृत्य च शिरः कुर्याद् विण्मूत्रस्य विसर्जनम्

Transliteration

antardhāya mahīṃ kāṣṭhaiḥ patrairloṣṭhatṛṇena vā / prāvṛtya ca śiraḥ kuryād viṇmūtrasya visarjanam

Translation

Depois de cavar o chão, deve-se cobri-lo com madeira, folhas, torrões de terra ou relva; e, com a cabeça devidamente coberta, evacuar fezes e urina de modo discreto e disciplinado.

Word by Word

• अन्तर्धाय: having concealed
• अन्तर्धाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: अन्तर्धा (to conceal)

• महीं: the ground/earth
• महीं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• काष्ठैः: with pieces of wood
• काष्ठैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• पत्रैः: with leaves
• पत्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• लोष्ट-तृणेन: with clod(s) and grass
• लोष्ट-तृणेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + तृण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative): लोष्ट + तृण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• प्रावृत्य: having covered
• प्रावृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √वृ (वृञ् वरणे) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; उपसर्ग: प्र; अर्थ: आवरणे (to cover)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction: 'and')

• शिरः: the head
• शिरः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• कुर्यात्: should do/make
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (डुकृञ् करणे) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

• विण्मूत्रस्य: of feces and urine
• विण्मूत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विट् (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative): विट् + मूत्र; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Genitive, Singular)

• विसर्जनम्: voiding/evacuation
• विसर्जनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विसर्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying dharma-instructions of the Kaurma tradition

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Śauca (purity)
• Ācāra (right conduct)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by prescribing śauca and disciplined conduct, the verse supports purification of life so the mind becomes fit for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Not a meditation technique directly; it emphasizes śauca (external purity) and regulated behavior, which function as foundational supports for Yoga-sādhana and Pāśupata-style discipline in the Purana’s broader teaching.

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

It does not mention Shiva–Vishnu unity explicitly; it reflects shared dharma-śāstra values honored across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, forming the ethical base for the Purana’s later synthetic theology.