Shloka 15

Account of the Ripening of Karma

Childlessness, Offspring, and Remedial Dharma

Devanagari script

गौरीं कन्यां तथा कुर्यात्पुराणश्रवणं हि यः । पुत्रो वै जायते तस्य सर्वपातकनाशनम्

Transliteration

gaurīṃ kanyāṃ tathā kuryātpurāṇaśravaṇaṃ hi yaḥ | putro vai jāyate tasya sarvapātakanāśanam

Translation

ผู้ใดจัดให้กุมารีเป็นดุจพระคุรี (คุรี/คौรี) และจัดการให้มีการสดับฟังปุราณะ ผู้นั้นแลย่อมมีบุตรชายบังเกิด ผู้เป็นผู้ทำลายบาปทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• गौरीम्: Gaurī (the goddess)
• गौरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कन्याम्: a maiden/daughter
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: thus/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चय-अव्यय (thus/also)

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुराणश्रवणम्: hearing of the Purāṇa
• पुराणश्रवणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुराणस्य श्रवणम्)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• जायते: is born/arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पातक + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनम्)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial injunction within Brahma-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्यात्पुराणश्रवणम् = कुर्यात् + पुराणश्रवणम्

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What practice is praised in this verse from the Brahma-khaṇḍa?

It praises arranging Purāṇa-śravaṇa (hearing/recitation of Purāṇic teachings), presenting it as a meritorious act with purifying results.

Why is Gaurī mentioned, and what does “Gaurīṃ kanyām” imply?

Gaurī (Pārvatī) is invoked as an ideal of auspiciousness and purity; the phrase suggests honoring or preparing a maiden in an auspicious, Gaurī-like manner (i.e., with sanctity and proper rites/virtues).

What ethical or spiritual lesson does the verse convey?

It underscores that supporting sacred learning and devotional listening (śravaṇa) is considered a powerful dharmic act, associated with purification (sin-removal) and auspicious outcomes.