Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

आहिताग्निरुपस्थानं न कुर्याद् यस्तु पर्वणि / ऋतौ न गच्छेद् भार्यां वा सो ऽपि कृच्छ्रार्धमाचरेत्

Transliteration

āhitāgnirupasthānaṃ na kuryād yastu parvaṇi / ṛtau na gacched bhāryāṃ vā so 'pi kṛcchrārdhamācaret

Translation

Ang sinumang nagtatag ng mga banal na apoy (āhita-agni) ngunit sa araw ng pagdiriwang/bagong-buwan ay hindi nagsasagawa ng itinakdang pagdalo at pagsamba sa apoy, o sa tamang panahon ay hindi lumalapit sa asawa, siya man ay dapat magsagawa ng kalahating Kṛcchra na penitensiya.

Word by Word

• आहिताग्नि-उपस्थानम्: attendance/service to the consecrated fires
• आहिताग्नि-उपस्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहिताग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + उपस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): ‘आहिताग्नेः उपस्थानम्’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक (but/indeed)

• पर्वणि: on a festival/observance day (parvan)
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• ऋतौ: in the proper season (for conception)
• ऋतौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• गच्छेत्: should go/approach
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भार्याम्: wife
• भार्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

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

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• कृच्छ्र-अर्धम्: half of the Kṛcchra penance
• कृच्छ्र-अर्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘कृच्छ्रस्य अर्धम्’

• आचरेत्: should perform/practise
• आचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s dharma instructions as taught by the tradition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Āhitāgni
• Kṛcchra (penance)
• Gṛhastha-dharma

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily dharma-śāstra in tone: it teaches discipline and expiation (prāyaścitta) for neglect of obligatory rites. Indirectly, it supports inner purity and steadiness—conditions traditionally held to aid Self-knowledge—rather than describing Ātman directly.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct meditation technique is taught; the emphasis is on niyama-like discipline—maintaining sacred duties (fire-worship/Agnihotra) and regulated household conduct. In Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such ritual and ethical order is treated as a foundation that steadies the mind for higher yoga and devotion.

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

The verse does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; it focuses on Vedic household obligations and expiation. Within the Kurma Purana’s overall non-sectarian frame, these duties are upheld as part of a unified dharma that can support both Shaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaishnava paths.