Shloka 85

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

Devanagari script

यदि त्वात्यन्तिकं वासं कर्तुमिच्छति वै गुरौ / युक्तः परिचरेदेनमाशरीरविमोक्षणात्

Transliteration

yadi tvātyantikaṃ vāsaṃ kartumicchati vai gurau / yuktaḥ paricaredenamāśarīravimokṣaṇāt

Translation

Wenn jemand wahrhaft wünscht, dauerhaft beim Guru zu weilen, dann soll er, in Zucht und Standhaftigkeit, ihm unablässig dienen—bis zum Ablegen des Leibes.

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; enclitic form

• आत्यन्तिकम्: permanent/ultimate
• आत्यन्तिकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātyantika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• वासम्: residence/dwelling
• वासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do/to make
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (infinitive), ‘to do/make’

• इच्छति: wishes/desires
• इच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• गुरौ: in/with the teacher
• गुरौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• युक्तः: disciplined/engaged
• युक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √yuj धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• परिचरेत्: should serve
• परिचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एनम्: him (that one)
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: enad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आ: up to/until
• आ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (prefix-like; here with ablative phrase ‘up to’)

• शरीर-विमोक्षणात्: until release from the body
• शरीर-विमोक्षणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra + vimokṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (विमोक्षण), पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शरीरस्य विमोक्षणम्)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma and yogic discipline through guru-sevā

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Seva
• Yoga-discipline

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

By insisting on unwavering guru-sevā “until release from the body,” it implies that realization is not merely intellectual but ripens through sustained discipline that culminates in liberation beyond bodily identity.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights karma-yoga and bhakti-oriented discipline: being “yuktaḥ” (steadfast/yoked) and practicing continuous service to the Guru as a regulated sādhanā that supports inner purification and yogic stability.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: liberation-oriented yoga is taught through a guru-centered path compatible with both Shaiva (Pāśupata discipline) and Vaishnava (devotional service) frameworks, emphasizing one goal—mokṣa.