Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

दद्यादहरहस्त्वन्नं श्रद्धया ब्रह्मचारिणे / सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मणः स्थानमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

dadyādaharahastvannaṃ śraddhayā brahmacāriṇe / sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmaṇaḥ sthānamāpnuyāt

Translation

శ్రద్ధతో బ్రహ్మచారికి ప్రతిరోజూ అన్నం దానం చేసే వాడు సమస్త పాపాల నుండి విముక్తుడై బ్రహ్ముని స్థానాన్ని పొందుతాడు।

Word by Word

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.); विध्यर्थ (injunctive/should)

• अहरहः: every day
• अहरहः: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहरहः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time): ‘day by day/each day’

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक निपात (emphatic/contrast particle)

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया विभक्ति (Inst. 3), एकवचन (sg.)

• ब्रह्मचारिणे: to a brahmacārin (celibate student)
• ब्रह्मचारिणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dat. 4), एकवचन (sg.)

• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + पाप + वि+निर्+मुक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘विनिर्मुक्त’; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेभ्यः पापेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्तः

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.)

• स्थानम्: abode, place
• स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• आप्नुयात्: would attain / should attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing on dāna and varṇāśrama-dharma in a didactic discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Brahmacārin

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes purification (pāpa-kṣaya) through sattvic dāna; such inner cleansing is presented in the Purāṇic-yogic framework as a prerequisite for clearer knowledge of the Self and higher lokas.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights the yama-like foundation of Yoga—faithful giving and support of disciplined students (brahmacarya). In Kurma Purana’s spiritual discipline, ethical purification through dāna supports steadiness of mind conducive to meditation.

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

This verse is primarily dharma-focused and does not explicitly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; it reflects the shared Purāṇic synthesis where devotion and righteous conduct are common preparatory means for higher realization across Shaiva-Vaishnava traditions.