Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 33

Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta

Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman

Devanagari script

विधिना शास्त्रदृष्टेन संवत्सरमिति श्रुतिः / भूयो निर्वेदमापन्नश्चरेद् भिक्षुरतन्द्रितः

Transliteration

vidhinā śāstradṛṣṭena saṃvatsaramiti śrutiḥ / bhūyo nirvedamāpannaścared bhikṣuratandritaḥ

Translation

聖典は説く。シャーストラに示された規定のとおり、これを一年間守り行うべきである。その後、いよいよ深い厭離を得たなら、比丘は怠ることなく、精勤して住すべし。

Word by Word

• विधिना: by the rule/according to the prescribed method
• विधिना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• शास्त्र-दृष्टेन: seen/approved by scripture
• शास्त्र-दृष्टेन: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्ट (कृदन्त, √दृश् धातु)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'विधिना'

• संवत्सरम्: a year
• संवत्सरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग/quotation marker)

• श्रुतिः: the scriptural statement (śruti)
• श्रुतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• भूयः: again; further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• निर्वेदम्: dispassion; remorse
• निर्वेदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• आपन्नः: having attained; having fallen into
• आपन्नः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपन्न (कृदन्त, √आप्/√आपद् धातु; क्त/भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); past participle used adjectivally with implied 'भिक्षुः'

• चरेत्: should practice; should conduct himself
• चरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चर् (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• भिक्षुः: a mendicant; monk
• भिक्षुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• अतन्द्रितः: unwearied; vigilant
• अतन्द्रितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-तन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); negative prefix अ-

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages on dharma (contextual attribution within Kurma Purana’s didactic discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Bhikshu
• Shruti
• Shastra

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By emphasizing disciplined renunciation and deepening dispassion, the verse points to the inner turning away from transient objects—an essential preparation for realizing the Atman beyond attachment.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It stresses sustained sādhana under śāstric rule for a full year and then continued vigilant practice—key traits of yogic discipline (abhyāsa) supported by vairāgya and careful conduct (apramāda).

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

Though not naming either deity, the verse reflects the Purana’s shared Shaiva–Vaishnava ethic: liberation-oriented practice grounded in śāstra, tapas, and yogic vigilance—values honored across both streams.