Shloka 91

Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

अङ्गारकदिने प्राप्ते चतुर्थ्यां तु विशेषतः / स्नापयित्वा शिवं दद्याद् ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तु भोजनम्

Transliteration

aṅgārakadine prāpte caturthyāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ / snāpayitvā śivaṃ dadyād brāhmaṇebhyastu bhojanam

Translation

அங்காரக தினத்தில், குறிப்பாக சதுர்த்தி திதியில், சிவனை ஸ்நானம் செய்து பிராமணர்களுக்கு போஜனம் அளிக்க வேண்டும்।

Word by Word

• aṅgāraka-dine: on Tuesday
• aṅgāraka-dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgāraka + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—‘अङ्गारकस्य दिनम्’ (Tuesday)

• prāpte: when it has come
• prāpte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), सप्तमी-एकवचनम्; ‘(काले) प्राप्ते’ = when (it) has arrived

• caturthyām: on the fourth lunar day
• caturthyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनम् (tithi-locative)

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• snāpayitvā: having bathed (Śiva)
• snāpayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु, णिच् causative)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive), णिच्-प्रयोगः; ‘स्नापयित्वा’ = having bathed (caused to bathe)

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• brāhmaṇebhyaḥ: to the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇebhyaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), बहुवचनम्

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• bhojanam: food/meal
• bhojanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Traditional narrator (Purana dialogue frame), prescribing vrata and dana as dharma

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brāhmaṇas
• Aṅgāraka (Tuesday)
• Caturthī (tithi)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it teaches that realization is supported by dharmic disciplines—purification (Śiva-abhiṣeka) and selfless giving (feeding Brāhmaṇas)—which refine the mind toward the Supreme.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes preparatory yogic discipline (karma-yoga in a Purāṇic form): ritual purity, devotion to Śiva, and dana. Such acts are treated as mind-purifying supports for higher contemplation in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.

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

By placing Śiva-worship and charitable duty within the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, it reflects the text’s integrative stance: devotion to Śiva is upheld as a valid dharmic path within a Vishnu-centered Purāṇic framework.