Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 14

Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas — Brahmahatyā, Association with the Fallen, and Tīrtha-Based Purification

Devanagari script

असंकल्पितयोग्यानि सप्तागाराणि संविशेत् / विधूमे शनकैर्नित्यं व्यङ्गारे भुक्तवज्जने

Transliteration

asaṃkalpitayogyāni saptāgārāṇi saṃviśet / vidhūme śanakairnityaṃ vyaṅgāre bhuktavajjane

Translation

वह सात गृह-स्थानों में केवल यथायोग्य, बिना कल्पित अभिप्राय के, प्रवेश/उपयोग करे। प्रतिदिन धुआँ-रहित अग्नि और शांत अंगारों के समय, पहले से भोजन कर चुके जनों के बीच, धीरे-धीरे भोजन करे।

Word by Word

• असंकल्पितयोग्यानि: unplanned but suitable
• असंकल्पितयोग्यानि: विशेषण (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + संकल्पित + योग्य (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: असंकल्पितानि (अनभिप्रेतानि) योग्याणि (fit/appropriate) — qualifying ‘आगाराणि’

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: विशेषण (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; ‘आगाराणि’ इति विशेषणम् (seven)

• आगाराणि: houses
• आगाराणि: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• संविशेत्: should enter
• संविशेत्: क्रिया (विधान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √विश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विधूमे: in/at a smokeless (fire/place)
• विधूमे: अधिकरण (स्थान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधूम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (in a smokeless place/fire)

• शनकैः: slowly
• शनकैः: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनकैस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (slowly, gradually)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययवत्; क्रियाविशेषण (always)

• व्यङ्गारे: on/at (weak) live coals
• व्यङ्गारे: अधिकरण (स्थान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + अङ्गार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘अङ्गार’ = live coal; ‘व्यङ्गार’ = with scattered/weak coals

• भुक्तवत्: as if eaten
• भुक्तवत्: क्रियाविशेषण (उपमान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्तवत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/अव्ययवत्; उपमानार्थे (as if having eaten)

• जने: among people
• जने: अधिकरण (स्थान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘भुक्तवत्’ इत्यस्य उपमानाधिकरणम् (among people)

Speaker

Traditional narrator (Purana voice) teaching household dharma within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga framework

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Agni (household fire)
• Grihastha (householder)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by prescribing restraint and non-greed in daily actions, it supports inner purity (śuddhi) that makes the mind fit for Self-knowledge—an essential prerequisite repeatedly assumed in the Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga teaching.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A practical discipline of āhāra-niyama (regulated eating) and mindful conduct: eating slowly, without agitation, and with moderation—supporting steadiness (sthira-citta) required for yoga and devotion.

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

Not by explicit naming, but by the shared dharma-yoga ethos typical of the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: ethical restraint and purity are presented as universal supports for devotion and liberation across sectarian forms.