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Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 48

Śrāddha-Kāla-Nirṇaya: Proper Times, Nakṣatra Fruits, Tīrtha Merit, and Offerings for Ancestral Rites

Devanagari script

कोद्रवान् कोविदारांश्चपालक्यान् मरिचांस्तथा / वर्जयेत् सर्वयत्नेन श्राद्धकाले द्विजोत्तमः

Transliteration

kodravān kovidārāṃścapālakyān maricāṃstathā / varjayet sarvayatnena śrāddhakāle dvijottamaḥ

Translation

シュラーダ（祖霊供養）の時には、最上の二度生まれの者は、コドー黍、コーヴィダーラの花／莢、パーラクヤ（葉菜）、そして黒胡椒をあらゆる努力で避けるべきである。

Word by Word
कोद्रवान्kodo millets
कोद्रवान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकोद्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; accusative plural masculine
कोविदारान्kovidāra (Bauhinia) pods/flowers
कोविदारान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकोविदार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; accusative plural masculine
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunctive particle)
पालक्यान्pālakya greens/spinach
पालक्यान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपालक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; accusative plural feminine
मरिचान्pepper (peppercorns)
मरिचान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमरिच (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; accusative plural neuter
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, प्रकारार्थक/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: 'likewise/also')
वर्जयेत्should avoid
वर्जयेत्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवृज्/वर्ज् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; should avoid
सर्वयत्नेनwith every effort
सर्वयत्नेन:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्व-यत्न (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formतृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular; अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial instrumental)
श्राद्धकालेat the time of śrāddha
श्राद्धकाले:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्ध-काल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular
द्विजोत्तमःthe best of the twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
द्विजोत्तमः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular
Speaker

Sūta (narrator) relaying the Kurma Purana’s Śrāddha injunctions as taught in the tradition

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrāddha
D
Dvija
K
Kovidāra
K
Kodrava
M
Marica

FAQs

This verse is primarily a Dharma-śāstric instruction for Śrāddha, focusing on ritual discipline rather than directly defining Ātman; it supports the broader Purāṇic view that inner intent is strengthened by outer purity and restraint.

No explicit yoga technique is taught here; the ‘sarvayatnena varjayet’ (avoid with all effort) reflects niyama-like restraint—supporting sattva, steadiness, and ritual focus during Śrāddha.

It does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it operates within shared Purāṇic Dharma where ritual purity and disciplined conduct are upheld across Shaiva–Vaishnava traditions.

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