Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

श्रावणस्य तु मासस्य पौर्णमास्यां द्विजोत्तमाः / आषाढ्यां प्रोष्ठपद्यां वा वेदोपाकरणं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

śrāvaṇasya tu māsasya paurṇamāsyāṃ dvijottamāḥ / āṣāḍhyāṃ proṣṭhapadyāṃ vā vedopākaraṇaṃ smṛtam

Translation

ໂອ ຜູ້ເກີດສອງຄັ້ງຜູ້ປະເສີດ, ໃນວັນເຕັມດວງເດືອນສຣາວະນະ ພິທີເວດະອຸປາກະຣະນະ (ເລີ່ມ/ຟື້ນຟູການຮຽນເວດ) ຖືກກໍານົດ; ຫຼືອີກທາງໜຶ່ງ ໃນວັນເຕັມດວງເດືອນອາສາດະ ຫຼື ໃນວັນໂປຣສຖະປະດາ ກໍຖືກກໍານົດເຊັ່ນກັນ.

Word by Word

• श्रावणस्य: of (the month) Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• मासस्य: of the month
• मासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पौर्णमास्याम्: on the full-moon day
• पौर्णमास्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर्णमासी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• द्विजोत्तमाः: best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (उत्तमाः द्विजाः)

• आषाढ्याम्: on (the day called) Āṣāḍhī
• आषाढ्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आषाढी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (तिथ्यादि-नाम)

• प्रोष्ठपद्याम्: on Proṣṭhapadī
• प्रोष्ठपद्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रोष्ठपदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (नक्षत्र/तिथि-नाम)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• वेदोपाकरणम्: the commencement/renewal of Veda-study
• वेदोपाकरणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + उपाकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य उपाकरणम्)

• स्मृतम्: is declared/remembered (as)
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (वेदोपाकरणम्)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing in dharma to the sages/Indradyumna-context discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Upākarma (Veda-upākaraṇa)
• Śrāvaṇa
• Āṣāḍha
• Proṣṭhapadā
• Dvija (twice-born)

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FAQs

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

This verse is primarily a dharma injunction: it frames spiritual life through disciplined renewal of Vedic study (upākaraṇa), which traditionally supports knowledge leading toward realization of the Self rather than directly defining Ātman.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct yogic technique is stated; the practice emphasized is ritual-discipline (niyama) through Upākarma—renewing Vedic recitation and study—seen in the Kurma Purana as a supportive foundation for higher sādhanā, including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner purification.

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

It does so indirectly: Lord Kūrma’s dharma teaching presents Vedic observance as a shared orthodox ground that underlies both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths in the Purana’s synthesis, where devotion and discipline converge toward one supreme reality.