Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

पङ्क्त्यां विषमदानं तु कृत्वा कृच्छ्रेण शुद्ध्यति / छायां श्वपाकस्यारुह्य स्नात्वा संप्राशयेद् घृतम्

Transliteration

paṅktyāṃ viṣamadānaṃ tu kṛtvā kṛcchreṇa śuddhyati / chāyāṃ śvapākasyāruhya snātvā saṃprāśayed ghṛtam

Translation

پنگتی بھوج میں اگر نابرابر یا نامناسب تقسیمِ دان کی ہو تو کِرِچّھر ورت سے پاکی ہوتی ہے۔ پھر شْوَپاک (چانڈال) کے سائے میں جا کر غسل کرے اور گھی کو رسمًا تناول کرے۔

Word by Word

• पङ्क्त्याम्: in a row/line (of diners)
• पङ्क्त्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्क्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• विषमदानम्: unequal/irregular giving (of food/charity)
• विषमदानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषम-दान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; (विषमं दानम् = unequal/irregular giving)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक; emphatic/contrastive

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल; having done

• कृच्छ्रेण: with hardship/with difficulty
• कृच्छ्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रायः), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular; by hardship/with difficulty

• शुद्ध्यति: is purified
• शुद्ध्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative 3rd sg; आत्मनेपद

• छायाम्: (into) the shadow
• छायाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• श्वपाकस्य: of a dog-cooker (outcaste)
• श्वपाकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वपाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• आरुह्य: having entered (i.e., fallen into)
• आरुह्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल; having mounted/entered

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); having bathed

• संप्राशयेत्: should make (himself) eat / should partake
• संप्राशयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative 3rd sg; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘cause to eat’

• घृतम्: ghee
• घृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) relaying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-śāstra injunctions on prāyaścitta

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kṛcchra (penance)
• Paṅkti (row-feast)
• Śvapāka (outcaste/caṇḍāla)
• Ghṛta (ghee)

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FAQs

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

It does not teach Ātman metaphysics directly; it frames dharma as inner-and-outer purification, implying that ethical order and self-discipline (prāyaścitta) support clarity needed for higher knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No formal yogic technique is taught; the verse highlights tapas (austerity) through Kṛcchra and ritual cleansing, which function as preparatory disciplines (śuddhi) that traditional Yoga and Pāśupata-oriented practice treat as foundations for steadiness of mind.

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

Indirectly: the Kurma Purana’s synthesis often places dharma (right conduct and purification) as a shared ground for both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths; this verse contributes that common dharmic framework rather than making an explicit sectarian statement.