Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

वेदोदितानि नित्यानि कर्माणि च विलोप्य तु / स्नातकव्रतलोपं तु कृत्वा चोपवसेद् दिनम्

Transliteration

vedoditāni nityāni karmāṇi ca vilopya tu / snātakavratalopaṃ tu kṛtvā copavased dinam

Translation

جو وید میں بتائے گئے روزانہ کے کرم چھوڑ دے اور سْناتک ورت کی پابندی میں بھی کوتاہی کرے، اسے ایک دن کا روزہ (اُپواس) رکھنا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• वेदोदितानि: enjoined by the Veda
• वेदोदितानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-उदित (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + उदित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (neuter, nominative/accusative plural; adjective)

• नित्यानि: daily/regular
• नित्यानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (neuter, nominative/accusative plural; adjective)

• कर्माणि: rites, duties
• कर्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (neuter, accusative plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विलोप्य: having omitted
• विलोप्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लुप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having omitted/neglected’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधसूचक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• स्नातकव्रतलोपम्: the omission of the स्नातक-vow
• स्नातकव्रतलोपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नातक-व्रत-लोप (प्रातिपदिक; स्नातक + व्रत + लोप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधसूचक अव्यय (particle)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having done’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• उपवसेत्: should fast
• उपवसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-वास् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should fast)

• दिनम्: for a day
• दिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

Speaker

Traditional Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/Sūta-style transmission) presenting dharma/prāyaścitta injunctions

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Snataka
• Upavasa

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It does not directly define Ātman; it emphasizes dharma as a purificatory discipline—fasting and atonement help cleanse lapses in conduct, which in the Purāṇic framework supports inner clarity for Self-knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The practice highlighted is upavāsa (fasting) as tapas (austerity). In the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic ethos, such tapas supports self-restraint (yama/niyama-like discipline) and steadiness for higher sādhana, including Pāśupata-oriented purification.

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

This specific verse is a dharma/prāyaścitta rule and does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis where disciplined observance and purification are upheld as shared foundations for devotion and liberation across Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava paths.