Shloka 53

Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)

Devanagari script

लोभं दम्भं तथा यत्नादसूयां ज्ञानकुत्सनम् / ईर्ष्यां मदं तथा शोकं मोहं च परिवर्जयेत्

Transliteration

lobhaṃ dambhaṃ tathā yatnādasūyāṃ jñānakutsanam / īrṣyāṃ madaṃ tathā śokaṃ mohaṃ ca parivarjayet

Translation

ด้วยความเพียรพยายาม จงละความโลภ ความเสแสร้ง ความริษยาอาฆาต และการดูหมิ่นญาณแท้; อีกทั้งจงสละความอิจฉา ความทะนง ความโศก และความหลงด้วยเถิด।

Word by Word

• लोभम्: greed
• लोभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचनम्

• दम्भम्: hypocrisy/pretence
• दम्भम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb ‘also/likewise’)

• यत्नात्: with effort
• यत्नात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचनम्; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे ‘with effort’

• असूयाम्: envy/malice
• असूयाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असूया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• ज्ञानकुत्सनम्: disparaging knowledge
• ज्ञानकुत्सनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान + कुत्सन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘ज्ञानस्य कुत्सनम्’ = disparagement of knowledge

• ईर्ष्याम्: jealousy
• ईर्ष्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईर्ष्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• मदम्: pride/intoxication
• मदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय

• शोकम्: grief
• शोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• मोहम्: delusion
• मोहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• परिवर्जयेत्: should avoid
• परिवर्जयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-वृज्/वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; ‘should completely avoid’

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma and yogic self-purification

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Vishnu
• Dharma
• Jñāna

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By urging the renunciation of moha (delusion), mada (ego-intoxication), and śoka (grief), the verse points to the Atman as distinct from mental afflictions—known when the mind is purified and no longer obstructs true knowledge (jñāna).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This is the preparatory discipline (yama-like ethical restraint): removing greed, hypocrisy, envy, and contempt for knowledge so that meditation and devotion can become steady. It frames yoga as purification of the inner instrument (antaḥkaraṇa) through sustained effort (yatna).

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic approach: whether one follows Shaiva (Pāśupata) or Vaishnava devotion, the same inner purification—abandoning ego, envy, and delusion—is presented as the common dharmic foundation for realizing the one Supreme.