Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 46

Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation

Devanagari script

वासोदश्चन्द्रसालोक्यमश्विसालोक्यमश्वदः / अनडुदः श्रियं पुष्टां गोदो व्रध्नस्य विष्टपम्

Transliteration

vāsodaścandrasālokyamaśvisālokyamaśvadaḥ / anaḍudaḥ śriyaṃ puṣṭāṃ godo vradhnasya viṣṭapam

Translation

ஆடைதானம் செய்பவன் சந்திரலோகத்தை அடைவான்; குதிரைதானம் செய்பவன் அஸ்வின்களுடைய லோகத்தை அடைவான். காளைதானம் செய்பவன் செழித்த செல்வம் பெறுவான்; கோதானம் செய்பவன் வ்ரத்னனின் விண்ணுலகத்தை அடைவான்।

Word by Word

• वासोदः: giver of garments
• वासोदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वाससः/वस्त्रस्य दाता)

• चन्द्रसालोक्यम्: residence in the same world as the Moon
• चन्द्रसालोक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र-सालोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चन्द्रस्य सालोक्यम्)

• अश्विसालोक्यम्: residence in the world of the Aśvins
• अश्विसालोक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन्-सालोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अश्विनोः सालोक्यम्)

• अश्वदः: giver of a horse
• अश्वदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अश्वस्य दाता)

• अनडुदः: giver of a bull/ox
• अनडुदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनडुह्-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अनडुहः दाता)

• श्रियम्: prosperity
• श्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुष्टाम्: nourished/flourishing
• पुष्टाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् श्रियम्-विशेषणम्

• गोदः: giver of a cow
• गोदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गवां/गोः दाता)

• व्रध्नस्य: of Vṛadhna (a solar deity/Āditya)
• व्रध्नस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रध्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• विष्टपम्: heavenly abode/world
• विष्टपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the Kurma Purana’s teaching on dāna-phala within the dialogue tradition of the Purana

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Aśvins
• Śrī
• Vradhna

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it teaches karma-phala within dharma—merit from selfless giving yields specific lokas and prosperity, preparing the mind for higher insight (ātma-jñāna) taught more explicitly elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct yogic technique is stated; the verse supports the yogic foundation of śuddhi (purification) through dāna and dharma, which steadies the mind and supports later disciplines such as restraint, devotion, and contemplation emphasized in Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.

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

It does so implicitly: the Purana’s integrated path treats dharma (gifts, vows, worship) as a shared ladder toward auspicious states and ultimately liberation—compatible with both Shaiva and Vaishnava soteriology rather than sectarian opposition.