Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 22

Vānaprastha-Dharma: Forest Discipline, Vaikhānasa Austerities, and Śiva-Āśrama as the Liberative Refuge

Devanagari script

त्यजेदाश्वयुजे मासि संपन्नं पूर्वसंचितम् / जीर्णानि चैव वासांसि शाकमूलफलानि च

Transliteration

tyajedāśvayuje māsi saṃpannaṃ pūrvasaṃcitam / jīrṇāni caiva vāsāṃsi śākamūlaphalāni ca

Translation

Im Monat Āśvayuja soll man das zuvor Gesammelte aufgeben (oder spenden), ebenso abgetragene Gewänder, und auch auf Gemüse, Wurzeln und Früchte verzichten.

Word by Word

• त्यजेत्: should abandon
• त्यजेत्: Vidhi-kriyā (विधेयक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आश्वयुजे: in Āśvayuja (month)
• आश्वयुजे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्वयुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; मासनाम

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• संपन्नम्: acquired/obtained
• संपन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + पद् (धातु) → संपन्न (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मविशेषण

• पूर्व-संचितम्: previously stored
• पूर्व-संचितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + संचित (सम्+चि धातु, कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘संचित’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मविशेषण; कर्मधारयः (पूर्वं संचितम्)

• जीर्णानि: worn-out/old
• जीर्णानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीर्ण (जॄ धातु, कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मविशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/emphasis)

• वासांसि: garments
• वासांसि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• शाक-मूल-फलानि: vegetables, roots, and fruits
• शाक-मूल-फलानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (शाकानि च मूलानि च फलानि च)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the vrata-instructions of the Purāṇic tradition

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Āśvayuja (Āśvina)

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FAQs

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

By prescribing tyāga (letting go of stored goods and comforts), the verse supports the Purāṇic yogic insight that the Self is not sustained by possessions; purification through non-attachment prepares the mind for Atman-realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes niyama-like disciplines—restraint, simplicity, and purification through regulated diet and renunciation—supporting the broader Kurma Purana framework where ethical self-discipline becomes the foundation for higher Yoga and devotion.

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

Indirectly: the shared dharma of purification and renunciation functions as common ground in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, where disciplined living is upheld as a universal prerequisite for grace and liberation.