Shloka 105

Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas

Devanagari script

शालाग्नौ लौकिके वाग्नौ जले भूभ्यामथापिवा / वैश्वदेवं ततः कुर्याद् देवयज्ञः स वै स्मृतः

Transliteration

śālāgnau laukike vāgnau jale bhūbhyāmathāpivā / vaiśvadevaṃ tataḥ kuryād devayajñaḥ sa vai smṛtaḥ

Translation

பின்னர் சாலாக்னியிலோ, இல்லறத்தின் சாதாரண அக்னியிலோ, அல்லது நீரிலோ நிலத்திலோ கூட, வைஶ்வதேவ அர்ப்பணத்தைச் செய்ய வேண்டும்; அதுவே தேவயஜ்ஞம் என ஸ்மிருதி கூறுகிறது.

Word by Word

• शालाग्नौ: in the hall-fire (domestic fire)
• शालाग्नौ: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाला (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: शालायाः अग्नौ

• लौकिके: in the ordinary (fire)
• लौकिके: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लौकिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying अग्नौ)

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प (or)

• अग्नौ: in the fire
• अग्नौ: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन

• जले: in water
• जले: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन

• भूभ्याम्: with/on the two grounds/earths
• भूभ्याम्: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), द्विवचन

• अथ: then/also
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर/आरम्भ (then/also)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प (or)

• वैश्वदेवम्: vaiśvadeva offering
• वैश्वदेवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: विश्वदेवानां (यज्ञः/हविः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर (thereafter)

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• देवयज्ञः: (this) is the deva-yajña
• देवयज्ञः: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• सः: that/it
• सः: विषय (Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थ (indeed)

• स्मृतः: is declared/remembered
• स्मृतः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृत (प्रातिपदिक; स्मृ धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विधेयविशेषण (is said/remembered as)

Speaker

Traditional narrator/teacher voice within the Dharma-instruction section (Kurma Purana teaching lineage)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśvadeva
• Deva-yajña
• Agni
• Devas

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames disciplined daily offering (devayajña) as a purifying act that supports inner clarity—preparing the mind for realizing the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s yoga and jñāna sections.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights karma-yoga in a dharmic form: performing obligatory rites like Vaiśvadeva with steadiness and adaptability (even without a formal fire), cultivating sattva and devotion that complement later yoga teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline).

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

By emphasizing orthodox devayajña as a universal dharma rather than sectarian worship, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where devotion and duty can be offered to the one Supreme manifesting as both Śiva and Viṣṇu.