Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

श्लेष्मातकस्य छायायां शाल्मलेर्मधुकस्य च / कदाचिदपि नाध्येयं कोविदारकपित्थयोः

Transliteration

śleṣmātakasya chāyāyāṃ śālmalermadhukasya ca / kadācidapi nādhyeyaṃ kovidārakapitthayoḥ

Translation

ಶ್ಲೇಷ್ಮಾತಕ, ಶಾಲ್ಮಲಿ, ಮಧೂಕ ಮರಗಳ ನೆರಳಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವೇದಪಠಣ/ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಮಾಡಬಾರದು; ಕೋವಿದಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಕಪಿತ್ಥ ಮರಗಳ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ವೇದಾಧ್ಯಯನ ಮಾಡಬಾರದು.

Word by Word

• श्लेष्मातकस्य: of the śleṣmātaka tree
• श्लेष्मातकस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लेष्मातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• छायायाम्: in the shade
• छायायाम्: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• शाल्मलेः: of the śālmali tree
• शाल्मलेः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल्मलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• मधुकस्य: of the madhuka tree
• मधुकस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कदाचित्: at any time / ever
• कदाचित्: कालाधिकरण (time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

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

• न: not
• न: निषेध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अध्येयम्: to be studied / should be recited
• अध्येयम्: विधेय (predicate; obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधि-इ (धातु) + यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय) → अध्येय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

• कोविदारकपित्थयोः: of the kovidāra and kapittha (trees)
• कोविदारकपित्थयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोविदार (प्रातिपदिक) + कपित्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teachings as received from the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Śleṣmātaka
• Śālmali
• Madhūka
• Kovidāra
• Kapittha

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes disciplined conditions for svādhyāya (sacred study), implying that realization of the Self is supported by dharmic restraint and purity of practice rather than casual or indifferent recitation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights svādhyāya as a core discipline allied to yogic sādhanā—study/recitation must be done in proper places and conditions, training attention (ekāgratā) and observance (niyama), which are foundational for higher practices taught in the Kurma Purana.

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

It does so by shared dharma: regardless of whether one approaches the Supreme as Śiva or Viṣṇu (a hallmark of the Kurma Purana’s synthesis), the path is grounded in the same disciplined observances—here, the careful regulation of Vedic study.