Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

इमान् नित्यमनध्यायानदीयानो विवर्जयेत् / अध्यापनं च कुर्वाणो ह्यभ्यस्यन्नपि यत्नतः

Transliteration

imān nityamanadhyāyānadīyāno vivarjayet / adhyāpanaṃ ca kurvāṇo hyabhyasyannapi yatnataḥ

Translation

ヴェーダ学習に従事する者は、常にこれらの常例の不誦期（ニティヤ・アナディヤーヤ）を避けるべきである。他者に教える時であれ、熱心に修習する時であれ、その時刻には誦読を慎んで止めよ。

Word by Word

• इमान्: these
• इमान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अनध्यायान्: (times of) non-study
• अनध्यायान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• अदीयानः: not studying (while)
• अदीयानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि+इ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; धातु: इ (to go/learn) उपसर्ग: अधि; नकारार्थे ‘अ-’ (negation): ‘not studying/reciting’

• विवर्जयेत्: should avoid
• विवर्जयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+वृज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: वृज् (to avoid) उपसर्ग: वि

• अध्यापनम्: teaching
• अध्यापनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्यापन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

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

• कुर्वाणः: doing (while doing)
• कुर्वाणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्), आत्मनेपदी; प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; धातु: कृ (to do)

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• अभ्यस्यन्: studying
• अभ्यस्यन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+अस् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘studying/practising’

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ (particle: even/also)

• यत्नतः: with effort / carefully
• यत्नतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

A sage-teacher (ācārya) instructing on varnashrama-dharma and Vedic discipline (Kurma Purana narrative voice within Purva-bhaga dharma teaching).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Anadhyaya
• Adhyapana

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames dharma as a prerequisite discipline—self-mastery through rule-bound study—supporting later contemplative realization taught more explicitly in the Kurma Purana’s higher yoga sections.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights preparatory yogic discipline (niyama-like restraint): regulating sacred recitation by observing anadhyaya times, cultivating attentiveness, purity, and obedience to śāstra—foundational for mantra, japa, and later Pashupata-oriented practice.

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

Not directly; it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by grounding both Shaiva and Vaishnava sadhana in a shared dharmic framework—correct śruti-handling and disciplined conduct before higher theistic-yogic teachings.