Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

यो ऽधीते ऽहन्यहन्येतां गायत्रीं वेदमातरम् / विज्ञायार्थं ब्रह्मचारी स याति परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

yo 'dhīte 'hanyahanyetāṃ gāyatrīṃ vedamātaram / vijñāyārthaṃ brahmacārī sa yāti paramāṃ gatim

Translation

ಯಾವ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರಿಯು ಪ್ರತಿದಿನ ಈ ವೇದಮಾತೆ ಗಾಯತ್ರಿಯನ್ನು ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಮಾಡಿ ಅದರ ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾನೋ, ಅವನು ಪರಮಗತಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• अधीते: studies/recites
• अधीते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अहनि: in a day
• अहनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘दिने’

• अहनि: day by day
• अहनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त्या ‘प्रतिदिनम्’ अर्थः

• एताम्: this
• एताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गायत्रीम्)

• गायत्रीम्: the Gāyatrī (mantra)
• गायत्रीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वेदमातरम्: mother of the Veda
• वेदमातरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य माता)

• विज्ञाय: having understood
• विज्ञाय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• अर्थम्: the meaning
• अर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मचारी: a celibate student
• ब्रह्मचारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + चारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणि चरति)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गतिम्)

• गतिम्: state/goal
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages on Vedic discipline and mantra-artha (meaning) realization

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Gayatri
• Veda
• Brahmacarya

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that liberation is not from mere sound-recitation alone but from grasping the mantra’s artha—i.e., inner knowledge (jñāna) that culminates in the “supreme state,” identified in Purāṇic teaching with realization of the highest reality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Daily disciplined recitation (nitya-adhyayana/japa) of Gāyatrī combined with contemplative understanding of its meaning, supported by brahmacarya—an austerity that stabilizes mind and prāṇa for mantra-yoga and jñāna.

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

Rather than naming either deity, it grounds the path in Vedic Gāyatrī and brahmacarya—shared, trans-sectarian foundations that the Kurma Purana uses to harmonize Shaiva and Vaishnava soteriology through common dharma and knowledge.