Shloka 55

Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas

Devanagari script

उपेयादीश्वरं चाथ योगक्षेमप्रसिद्धये / साधयेद् विविधानर्थान् कुटुम्बार्थे ततो द्विजः

Transliteration

upeyādīśvaraṃ cātha yogakṣemaprasiddhaye / sādhayed vividhānarthān kuṭumbārthe tato dvijaḥ

Translation

Dann soll der Zweimalgeborene, um Yoga und Kṣema (Wohlergehen und Sicherheit) gewiss zu erlangen, sich dem Herrn Īśvara nahen; und danach soll er zum Unterhalt der Familie verschiedene rechtmäßige Erwerbsweisen verfolgen.

Word by Word

• upeyāt: should approach
• upeyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + √i (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• īśvaram: the Lord / ruler
• īśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• atha: then
• atha: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/now)

• yoga-kṣema-prasiddhaye: for the establishment of welfare and security
• yoga-kṣema-prasiddhaye: Prayojana (प्रयोजनम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga + kṣema + prasiddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (योगक्षेमस्य प्रसिद्धये = for the attainment/establishment of welfare and security)

• sādhayet: should accomplish
• sādhayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sādh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) ‘to accomplish’

• vividhān: various
• vividhān: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• arthān: means/wealth/objects
• arthān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• kuṭumba-arthe: for the family’s sake
• kuṭumba-arthe: Prayojana (प्रयोजनम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṭumba + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/विषय), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कुटुम्बस्य अर्थे = for the sake of the family)

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• dvijaḥ: a twice-born (Brahmin)
• dvijaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse attributed to Vyāsa/saṃhitā-style narration)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Yogakshema
• Dvija
• Kutumba

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It frames Īśvara as the primary refuge: welfare and stability (yoga-kṣema) arise from first approaching the Lord, implying that worldly artha is to be grounded in a higher divine principle rather than pursued independently.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes īśvara-upāsanā (approaching/worshipping the Lord) as the foundation; it then permits disciplined engagement in artha for household support—an applied, dharma-aligned spirituality consistent with Purāṇic yoga of devotion and duty.

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

By using the inclusive title “Īśvara” as the object of approach, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where devotion to the one Lord can be expressed through Shaiva or Vaishnava forms without contradicting dharma.