Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107

Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti

Devanagari script

यजेत जुहुयादग्नौ जपेद् दद्याज्जितेन्द्रियः / शान्तो दान्तो जितक्रोधो वर्णाश्रमविधानवित्

Transliteration

yajeta juhuyādagnau japed dadyājjitendriyaḥ / śānto dānto jitakrodho varṇāśramavidhānavit

Translation

Que celui qui maîtrise ses sens accomplisse le culte et le yajña, verse les oblations dans le feu sacré, récite le japa des mantras et fasse l’aumône—paisible, discipliné, vainqueur de la colère et instruit des prescriptions de varṇa et d’āśrama.

Word by Word

• यजेत: should worship/sacrifice
• यजेत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जुहुयात्: should offer (oblations)
• जुहुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अग्नौ: in the fire
• अग्नौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• जपेत्: should recite (mantras)
• जपेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दद्यात्: should give (charity)
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जित-इन्द्रियः: one who has controlled the senses
• जित-इन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त; जि धातु + क्त) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘whose senses are conquered’

• शान्तः: calm
• शान्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त; शम् धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय; विशेषण

• दान्तः: self-restrained
• दान्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त (कृदन्त; दम धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय; विशेषण

• जित-क्रोधः: one who has conquered anger
• जित-क्रोधः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त; जि धातु + क्त) + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘whose anger is conquered’

• वर्ण-आश्रम-विधान-वित्: knower of the rules of varṇas and āśramas
• वर्ण-आश्रम-विधान-वित्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (प्रातिपदिक ‘knower’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘knower of the regulations of varṇas and āśramas’

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing King Indradyumna (didactic discourse on dharma)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• varṇa
• āśrama

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FAQs

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

By emphasizing conquest of the senses and anger, the verse points to inner mastery as the prerequisite for realizing the Self—ritual action (yajña), mantra (japa), and charity (dāna) become purifying supports for inward clarity rather than mere external performance.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights japa (mantra-recitation) and the yogic foundations of dama (sense-control) and krodha-jaya (victory over anger). In Kurma Purana’s broader soteriology, such ethical restraints function as preparatory limbs that steady the mind for higher contemplation associated with Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion.

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

Though Viṣṇu speaks as Kūrma, the teaching aligns with a shared purāṇic sādhanā framework—ethical restraint, sacrificial worship, and mantra—common to both Vaiṣṇava bhakti and Śaiva (including Pāśupata) discipline, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s integrative Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.