Shloka 91

Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

अङ्गारकदिने प्राप्ते चतुर्थ्यां तु विशेषतः / स्नापयित्वा शिवं दद्याद् ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तु भोजनम्

Transliteration

aṅgārakadine prāpte caturthyāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ / snāpayitvā śivaṃ dadyād brāhmaṇebhyastu bhojanam

Translation

Khi đến ngày Aṅgāraka (thứ Ba)—đặc biệt khi trùng với ngày Caturthī (mồng bốn âm lịch)—nên tắm rưới (hình tượng) Śiva, rồi dâng cúng bữa ăn đến các Brāhmaṇa.

Word by Word

• aṅgāraka-dine: on Tuesday
• aṅgāraka-dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgāraka + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—‘अङ्गारकस्य दिनम्’ (Tuesday)

• prāpte: when it has come
• prāpte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), सप्तमी-एकवचनम्; ‘(काले) प्राप्ते’ = when (it) has arrived

• caturthyām: on the fourth lunar day
• caturthyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनम् (tithi-locative)

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• snāpayitvā: having bathed (Śiva)
• snāpayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु, णिच् causative)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive), णिच्-प्रयोगः; ‘स्नापयित्वा’ = having bathed (caused to bathe)

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• brāhmaṇebhyaḥ: to the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇebhyaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), बहुवचनम्

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• bhojanam: food/meal
• bhojanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Traditional narrator (Purana dialogue frame), prescribing vrata and dana as dharma

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brāhmaṇas
• Aṅgāraka (Tuesday)
• Caturthī (tithi)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it teaches that realization is supported by dharmic disciplines—purification (Śiva-abhiṣeka) and selfless giving (feeding Brāhmaṇas)—which refine the mind toward the Supreme.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes preparatory yogic discipline (karma-yoga in a Purāṇic form): ritual purity, devotion to Śiva, and dana. Such acts are treated as mind-purifying supports for higher contemplation in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.

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

By placing Śiva-worship and charitable duty within the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, it reflects the text’s integrative stance: devotion to Śiva is upheld as a valid dharmic path within a Vishnu-centered Purāṇic framework.