Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 78

Brahmacārin-Dharma: Guru-Sevā, Daily Vedic Study, Gāyatrī-Japa, and Anadhyāya Regulations

Devanagari script

नैत्यके नास्त्यनध्यायः संध्योपासन एव च / उपाकर्मणि कर्मान्ते होममन्त्रेषु चैव हि

Transliteration

naityake nāstyanadhyāyaḥ saṃdhyopāsana eva ca / upākarmaṇi karmānte homamantreṣu caiva hi

Translation

في الفرائض اليومية (nitya) لا يوجد anadhyāya؛ وكذلك في عبادة السندهيَا (Sandhyā). وكذلك في طقس Upākarman، وعند ختام العمل الطقسي، وفي منترات الهومة (homa)، تُحفظ التلاوة ولا تُقطع.

Word by Word

• नैत्यके: in the daily (rite)
• नैत्यके: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: क्रिया (existence)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अनध्यायः: non-study (prohibition of recitation)
• अनध्यायः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता; subject of ‘अस्ति’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संध्योपासने: in the worship at twilight (sandhyā)
• संध्योपासने: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक) + उपासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (संध्यायाः उपासनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: अवधारण (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उपाकर्मणि: at the upākarma rite
• उपाकर्मणि: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• कर्मान्ते: at the end of a rite
• कर्मान्ते: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मणः अन्तः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• होममन्त्रेषु: in the homa-mantras
• होममन्त्रेषु: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (होमस्य मन्त्राः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• हि: for / indeed
• हि: हेतु/निबन्धन (reasoning particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; reason/emphasis)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating traditional dharma instructions as preserved in the Kurma Purana)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Sandhya
• Upakarman
• Homa
• Anadhyaya
• Veda

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes disciplined daily observance and mantra-recitation as a dharmic foundation that steadies the mind for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Sandhyā-upāsanā (twilight worship) and mantra-based homa are highlighted as daily disciplines—ritual-meditative practices that support concentration (dharana) and inner purification alongside broader Yogic teachings.

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

By prioritizing Vedic mantra-duty and Sandhyā worship, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: shared Vedic discipline underlies both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths, preparing the practitioner for the Purana’s integrated theology.