Shloka 47

Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode

Devanagari script

सर्वपापोपशमनं वेदसारं विमुक्तिदम् / अग्निरित्यादिकं पुण्यमृषिभिः संप्रवर्तितम्

Transliteration

sarvapāpopaśamanaṃ vedasāraṃ vimuktidam / agnirityādikaṃ puṇyamṛṣibhiḥ saṃpravartitam

Translation

Lời tụng thánh bắt đầu bằng “Agni…” do các bậc hiền triết khởi xướng là nghi lễ công đức, dập tắt mọi tội lỗi, hàm chứa tinh túy của Veda và ban cho giải thoát (mokṣa).

Word by Word

• सर्वपापोपशमनम्: the pacification/removal of all sins
• सर्वपापोपशमनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप + उपशमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पापानाम् उपशमनम्)

• वेदसारम्: the essence of the Veda
• वेदसारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य सारः)

• विमुक्तिदम्: granting liberation
• विमुक्तिदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + मुक्ति + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (विमुक्तिं ददाति इति)

• अग्निः: Agni (fire)
• अग्निः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• इति: thus/“as”
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-प्रयोगः (quotative particle)

• आदिकम्: beginning with (etc.)
• आदिकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘आदि’ = beginning etc., ‘-क’ प्रत्ययान्त

• पुण्यम्: merit; sacred (act/text)
• पुण्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• ऋषिभिः: by the sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• संप्रवर्तितम्: set in motion/propounded
• संप्रवर्तितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + वृत् (धातु) → प्रवर्तित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः

Speaker

Traditional Purana narrator (Sūta/Vyāsa line of narration) describing an authoritative Vedic-linked practice; presented within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis of purification leading to moksha.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Rishis
• Veda
• Mukti (Liberation)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By calling the practice “the essence of the Veda” and “giver of liberation,” the verse implies that true Vedic knowledge culminates in moksha—realization of the Self beyond sin and merit—attained through purifying, truth-aligned discipline.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-based purification rooted in Vedic authority (a recitation beginning with “Agni…”). In the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual program, such śuddhi (purification) supports higher Yoga—steady mind, ethical clarity, and readiness for liberating knowledge.

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

Though neither is named here, the verse reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian method: liberation is approached through Veda-sāra practices honored by sages, harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava pathways by grounding both in Vedic essence and moksha-oriented discipline.