Shloka 45

Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born

Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa

Devanagari script

तस्मात् परिहरेन्नित्यमभक्ष्याणि प्रयत्नतः / अपेयानि च विप्रो वै तथा चेद् याति रौरवम्

Transliteration

tasmāt pariharennityamabhakṣyāṇi prayatnataḥ / apeyāni ca vipro vai tathā ced yāti rauravam

Translation

เพราะฉะนั้น พราหมณ์พึงเพียรหลีกเลี่ยงสิ่งที่ห้ามกินและสิ่งที่ห้ามดื่มอยู่เสมอ; หากฝ่าฝืนย่อมไปสู่นรกชื่อว่า “เราอรวะ”

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अपादानार्थक/हेत्वर्थक अव्यय — ‘therefore’

• परिहरेत्: should avoid/shun
• परिहरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (धातु) + परि- उपसर्ग
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative) — ‘always’

• अभक्ष्याणि: forbidden foods
• अभक्ष्याणि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-तत्पुरुष)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort/carefully
• प्रयत्नतः: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) — ‘with effort/carefully’

• अपेयानि: forbidden drinks
• अपेयानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपेय (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-तत्पुरुष)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

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

• विप्रः: a brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/assurance particle)

• तथा: thus/otherwise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — ‘thus/otherwise’

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• याति: goes (to)
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• रौरवम्: Raurava (hell)
• रौरवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नरकविशेष (name of a hell)

Speaker

Narratorial/Didactic voice (Dharma-instruction within the Kurma Purana’s discourse to sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Raurava
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it teaches that ethical purity (especially restraint of food and drink) is a prerequisite for clarity of mind, which supports Self-knowledge; negligence binds one to painful karmic results.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes āhāra-niyama (discipline of diet) as a foundational restraint that steadies the senses—supporting higher practices such as mantra, japa, and meditative absorption taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.

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

It does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; it contributes to the shared dharmic ground (purity, restraint, karma) that underlies the Kurma Purana’s integrated Shaiva-Vaishnava spiritual path.