Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 30

Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born

Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa

Devanagari script

विवत्सायाश्च गोः क्षीरमौष्ट्रं वानिर्दशं तथा / आविकं सन्धिनीक्षीरमपेयं मनुरब्रवीत्

Transliteration

vivatsāyāśca goḥ kṣīramauṣṭraṃ vānirdaśaṃ tathā / āvikaṃ sandhinīkṣīramapeyaṃ manurabravīt

Translation

マヌは、飲用に適さぬものとして次を説いた。子を失った牝牛の乳、駱駝の乳、十日を経ぬうちに搾った乳、羊の乳、そして「サンディニー」の状態にある牝牛の乳である。

Word by Word

• vivatsāyāḥ: of a vivatsā cow
• vivatsāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivatsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; 'of a cow with unweaned calf / recently calved'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• goḥ: of a cow
• goḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th), Singular; 'of a cow'

• kṣīram: milk
• kṣīram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; here object of 'abravīt' as item declared (apeyam)

• auṣṭram: camel (milk)
• auṣṭram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; 'camel’s' qualifying kṣīram

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक)

• anirdaśam: not drawn (unmilked)
• anirdaśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an- (निषेध) + nirdaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; 'not to be milked/undrawn' qualifying kṣīram

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (समुच्चय/तथैव)

• āvikam: sheep (milk)
• āvikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avika/āvika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; 'sheep’s' qualifying kṣīram (understood)

• sandhinī-kṣīram: sandhinī-cow’s milk
• sandhinī-kṣīram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhinī (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'milk of a sandhinī cow' (a cow in a particular condition, e.g., in heat/pregnant—traditional term)

• apeyam: not to be drunk
• apeyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (निषेध) + peyā (प्रातिपदिक; √pā 'to drink' + ya)
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्/यत् sense), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; 'not fit to be drunk'

• manuḥ: Manu
• manuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; subject

• abravīt: declared; said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (Aorist/लुङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; 'said/declared'

Speaker

Narratorial voice citing Manu’s dharma-rule (Manu-smṛti authority invoked within the Purana)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• cow (go)
• camel (uṣṭra)
• sheep (avi)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it teaches dharma through purity of intake (āhāra-śuddhi), a supportive discipline often treated as preparatory for clarity in yoga and self-knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific meditation is described; the emphasis is on āhāra-niyama (regulated diet) and śauca (purity), which function as ancillary restraints that stabilize body and mind for later yogic practice.

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

It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it reflects the Purana’s dharma layer where smṛti-based conduct (here, Manu’s rule) is presented as universally binding regardless of sectarian affiliation.