Shloka 35

Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation

Devanagari script

यत्किञ्चिद् देवमीशानमुद्दिश्य ब्राह्मणे शुचौ / दीयते विष्णवे वापि तदनन्तफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

yatkiñcid devamīśānamuddiśya brāhmaṇe śucau / dīyate viṣṇave vāpi tadanantaphalapradam

Translation

پاکیزہ برہمن کو ایشان کے نام پر یا وِشنو کے نام پر جو کچھ بھی—even تھوڑا سا—دیا جائے، وہ لامتناہی پھل عطا کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (nom./acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• किञ्चित्: anything (at all)
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (nom./acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• ईशानम्: the Lord (Īśāna)
• ईशानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular), देवम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणवत् (appositional epithet)

• उद्दिश्य: having intended (for)
• उद्दिश्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ud-√diś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘उद्दिश्य’ = having intended/aimed at

• ब्राह्मणे: in/for a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• शुचौ: pure (one)
• शुचौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective), पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular), ब्राह्मणे इति विशेष्ये समन्वयः

• दीयते: is given
• दीयते: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपद (ātmanepada), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive voice)

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (dative/4th), एकवचन (singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (nom./acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• अनन्तफलप्रदम्: bestowing endless results
• अनन्तफलप्रदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta-phala-prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (determinative) ‘अनन्तं फलं प्रददाति’ (giver of endless fruit); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (nom./acc.), एकवचन (singular), तत् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic instruction within the Kurma Purana’s teaching on dāna-dharma; traditionally framed as divine/authoritative discourse in the text’s dialogue setting)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Īśāna
• Viṣṇu
• Brāhmaṇa

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that the Lord—named as Īśāna or Viṣṇu—accepts intention (saṅkalpa) behind a gift; the infinite result points to communion with the Infinite (Īśvara), where finite acts offered with devotion connect the giver to limitless spiritual merit.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes devotional intention and purity (śuci) as inner disciplines: offering (arpana-bhāva), ethical purification, and self-transcending generosity—foundational supports for Yoga practice, including the Kurma Purana’s broader Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā where conduct and offering prepare the mind for steadiness.

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

By stating that gifts dedicated to Īśāna or to Viṣṇu yield the same “endless fruit,” it presents a synthesis: the Supreme is one, approached through Śaiva (Īśāna) or Vaiṣṇava (Viṣṇu) names without contradiction.