Shloka 150

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

Devanagari script

यः पठेद् भवतां नित्यं संवादं मम चैव हि / सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो गच्छेत परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

yaḥ paṭhed bhavatāṃ nityaṃ saṃvādaṃ mama caiva hi / sarvapāpavinirmukto gaccheta paramāṃ gatim

Translation

ผู้ใดสวดอ่านบทสนทนาของเรานี้เป็นนิตย์เพื่อประโยชน์แก่ท่านทั้งหลาย ผู้นั้นย่อมพ้นจากบาปทั้งปวงและบรรลุสภาวะสูงสุด

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधकः सापेक्षः सर्वनाम

• पठेत्: should recite/read
• पठेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• भवताम्: of you (honored ones)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोगः

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• संवादम्: dialogue
• संवादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Hetu-nipata (हेतु-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ

• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + विनिर्मुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वि-निर्-√मुच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘विनिर्मुक्त’ = मुक्तः; समासः: सर्वपापात् विनिर्मुक्तः (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष)

• गच्छेत्: would go/should attain
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• गतिम्: state/goal
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) addressing the sages (including Indradyumna’s assembly in the broader dialogue frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kurma
• Vishnu
• sages
• dialogue (saṃvāda)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By promising “paramā gati” (the supreme state) through sustained engagement with the divine teaching, the verse points to liberation as the highest realization—classically aligned with abiding in the Supreme Self beyond sin and karmic limitation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse emphasizes śravaṇa/pāṭha (hearing and recitation) as a sādhana: regular study and repetition of the Lord’s instruction, which in the Kurma Purana supports inner purification (pāpa-kṣaya) and readiness for deeper yogic realization.

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

Though Viṣṇu (as Lord Kūrma) speaks, the promised liberation through the teaching aligns with the Purana’s integrative stance: devotion, discipline, and knowledge lead to the same supreme goal upheld across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava streams.