Shloka 105

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

Devanagari script

एकादश्यां निराहारः समभ्यर्च्य जनार्दनम् / द्वादश्यां शुक्लपक्षस्य महापापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

ekādaśyāṃ nirāhāraḥ samabhyarcya janārdanam / dvādaśyāṃ śuklapakṣasya mahāpāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

ایکادشی کو بے غذا رہ کر جناردن کی باقاعدہ عبادت کرے؛ شُکل پکش کی دوادشی کو وہ بڑے بڑے گناہوں سے نجات پا لیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• ekādaśyām: on Ekādaśī (the 11th lunar day)
• ekādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण (locative of time)

• nirāhāraḥ: fasting; without food
• nirāhāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; नञ्/उपसर्ग-पूर्वक तत्पुरुष (nir + āhāra)

• samabhyarcya: having worshipped
• samabhyarcya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√arc (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having duly worshipped’

• janārdanam: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• janārdanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; देवता-नाम

• dvādaśyām: on Dvādaśī (the 12th lunar day)
• dvādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• śuklapakṣasya: of the bright fortnight
• śuklapakṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla-pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive); तत्पुरुष (śukla + pakṣa)

• mahāpāpaiḥ: from great sins
• mahāpāpaiḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; अपादानार्थे तृतीया (instrumental used with passive ‘freed from’)

• pramucyate: is freed
• pramucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√muc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is released’

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu), instructing on vrata-dharma

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Janardana
• Ekadashi
• Dvadashi
• Shukla-paksha

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents purification through disciplined vrata and worship of Janārdana, implying that inner purity and devotion remove the obscurations (pāpa) that veil right knowledge of the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes vrata-yoga elements—sense-restraint through fasting (nirāhāra), focused worship (arcana), and timed observance (Ekādaśī–Dvādaśī)—as practical means of citta-śuddhi (mental purification) aligned with broader Kurma Purana sādhanā.

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

Though explicitly Vaishnava (Janārdana), the Kurma Purana’s wider synthesis treats such devotion and self-discipline as universally purifying—harmonizing with Shaiva/Pāśupata ideals of tapas and inner cleansing rather than opposing them.