Shloka 110

Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni

Devanagari script

पतिव्रता तु या नारी भर्तृशुश्रूषणोत्सुका / न तस्या विद्यते पापमिह लोके परत्र च

Transliteration

pativratā tu yā nārī bhartṛśuśrūṣaṇotsukā / na tasyā vidyate pāpamiha loke paratra ca

Translation

แต่สตรีผู้มั่นคงในปติวรตา และยินดีในการปรนนิบัติสามี ย่อมไม่ปรากฏบาปแก่เธอ ทั้งในโลกนี้และโลกหน้า

Word by Word

• पतिव्रता: devoted to her husband
• पतिव्रता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति-व्रता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पतेः व्रता)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/समुच्चय-व्यतिरेकसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• या: who
• या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• नारी: woman
• नारी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भर्तृ-शुश्रूषण-उत्सुका: eager to serve her husband
• भर्तृ-शुश्रूषण-उत्सुका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भर्तृ + शुश्रूषण + उत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भर्तुः शुश्रूषणम्) + तत्पुरुषः (शुश्रूषण-उत्सुका = शुश्रूषणाय उत्सुका)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे/सत्तायाम् प्रयोगः (exists)

• पापम्: sin/evil
• पापम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of ‘exists’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अत्र कर्तृसमानाधिकरण-भावः (what exists)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक (adverb: here/in this world)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• परत्र: hereafter/in the other world
• परत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परलोकवाचक (adverb: in the next world/thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction: and)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing King Indradyumna (dharma-upadeśa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kūrma
• Viṣṇu
• Indradyumna
• Dharma
• Pativratā

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It does not directly define Ātman; it teaches dharma as a purifier of conduct, implying that inner purity and freedom from pāpa support spiritual progress toward Self-knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific meditation is taught in this verse; it emphasizes karma-yoga-like discipline through dedicated service (śuśrūṣā) and vow-based restraint, which the Purāṇa treats as supportive of sattva and higher practice.

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

It does not mention Śiva–Viṣṇu explicitly; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis by grounding liberation-oriented teaching in dharma, a shared foundation across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths.