Shloka 84

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

Devanagari script

ताडयित्वा तृणेनापि कण्ठं बद्ध्वापि वाससा / विवादे वापि निर्जित्य प्रणिपत्य प्रसादयेत्

Transliteration

tāḍayitvā tṛṇenāpi kaṇṭhaṃ baddhvāpi vāsasā / vivāde vāpi nirjitya praṇipatya prasādayet

Translation

แม้จะเฆี่ยนด้วยใบหญ้าเพียงเส้นเดียว หรือผูกคอด้วยผ้า หรือชนะเขาในการโต้แย้งก็ตาม—ก็ควรก้มกราบแล้วขอให้เขาโปรดเมตตาและสงบใจ

Word by Word

• ताडयित्वा: having struck
• ताडयित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ताडय् (धातु; णिच् from तड्/ताड्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); having struck/beaten

• तृणेन: with a blade of grass
• तृणेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक निपात (particle: even/also)

• कण्ठम्: the neck
• कण्ठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• बद्ध्वा: having tied
• बद्ध्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); having bound/tied

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: even/also)

• वाससा: with a garment/cloth
• वाससा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular; by a cloth/garment

• विवादे: in a dispute
• विवादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (or)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• निर्जित्य: having defeated
• निर्जित्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-जि (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); having conquered/defeated

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नि-पत् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); having bowed down

• प्रसादयेत्: should propitiate
• प्रसादयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-सद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative 3rd sg; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) sense

Speaker

Traditional narrator-to-sages instruction (Dharma-nīti teaching within the Kurma Purana narrative frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by urging humility and appeasement even after victory, it points to inner mastery (jitendriyatā) and ego-transcendence—qualities aligned with realizing the Self beyond pride and hostility.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes yogic restraint in conduct—vinaya (humility), kṣamā (forgiveness), and śānti (pacification). These are ethical foundations (yama-like disciplines) that support higher practices taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s yoga frameworks.

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

This verse is primarily ethical rather than sectarian; its stress on humility and appeasement fits the Kurma Purana’s integrative spirit where devotion and discipline—whether framed through Shaiva or Vaishnava idioms—are grounded in the same dharmic virtues.