Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

अर्थानामुदिते पात्रे श्रद्धया प्रतिपादनम् / दानमित्यभिनिर्दिष्टं भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

arthānāmudite pātre śraddhayā pratipādanam / dānamityabhinirdiṣṭaṃ bhuktimuktiphalapradam

Translation

శ్రద్ధతో యోగ్య పాత్రునికి తన ధనాన్ని సమర్పించుటనే ‘దానం’ అని నిర్దేశించారు; అది భోగమూ మోక్షమూ అనే రెండింటి ఫలాన్ని ప్రసాదిస్తుంది।

Word by Word

• अर्थानाम्: of wealth/things
• अर्थानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• उदिते: proper/appropriate (lit. arisen/fit)
• उदिते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदित (प्रातिपदिक; √उद्/√इ with ud-; past participle used adjectivally)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (पात्रे)

• पात्रे: in/unto a worthy recipient
• पात्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रतिपादनम्: bestowal, giving
• प्रतिपादनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रति-√पद्/√पद् (धातु) + ल्युट् (प्रत्यय) → प्रतिपादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियानाम (verbal noun)

• दानम्: gift, charity
• दानम्: Vidhēya (विधेय/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: as
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative)

• अभिनिर्दिष्टम्: is defined
• अभिनिर्दिष्टम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-निर्-√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘designated/defined’

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-फल-प्रदम्: granting the fruits of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-फल-प्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; from प्र-√दा, ‘giver’)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘भुक्तेः मुक्तेः फलस्य प्रदम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (दानम्/प्रतिपादनम्)

Speaker

Narrator/Sage teaching Dharma (contextual Kurma Purana discourse on dāna)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Dāna
• Śraddhā
• Pātra
• Bhukti
• Mukti

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FAQs

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

By stating that right giving can lead to mukti, the verse implies that liberation is a real and attainable goal beyond mere worldly gain—pointing toward the Atman’s freedom, which is approached through dharmic purification and right intention.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights a foundational yogic discipline: śraddhā and self-offering through dāna. In Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual ethic, such giving purifies attachment (rāga) and supports inner steadiness, which becomes conducive to higher practices like devotion, contemplation, and Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis-oriented sādhanā.

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

It does not name Shiva or Vishnu explicitly; however, the teaching harmonizes with the Purana’s integrative approach: dharmic action (like dāna) is affirmed as a valid means supporting both worldly welfare and liberation—goals upheld across Shaiva and Vaishnava frameworks in the Kurma Purana.