Shloka 2

Karma-yoga Discipline for the Twice-born: Upanayana, Upavīta Conduct, Guru-veneration, and Alms-regimen

Devanagari script

आम्नायसिद्धमखिलं ब्रिह्मणानुप्रदर्शितम् / ऋषीणां शृण्वतां पूर्वं मनुराह प्रजापतिः

Transliteration

āmnāyasiddhamakhilaṃ brihmaṇānupradarśitam / ṛṣīṇāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ pūrvaṃ manurāha prajāpatiḥ

Translation

ഋഷികൾ ശ്രവിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കെ, മുൻപേ പ്രജാപതി മനു ആ സമഗ്ര ഉപദേശം പറഞ്ഞു; അത് ആമ്നായത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതവും ബ്രഹ്മാവാൽ യഥാവിധി പ്രതിപാദിതവുമാണ്।

Word by Word

• आम्नायसिद्धम्: established by tradition (Vedic transmission)
• आम्नायसिद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आम्नाय + सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; सिद्ध = सिध्-धातु-क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (आम्नायेन सिद्धम्/आम्नाये सिद्धम्)

• अखिलम्: entire, all
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; आम्नायसिद्धम्-विशेषण

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्तृ/करण-प्रयोग (by Brahmā)

• अनुप्रदर्शितम्: expounded, shown
• अनुप्रदर्शितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + प्र + दर्श् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मपद (shown/expounded)

• ऋषीणाम्: of the sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• शृण्वताम्: of (those) listening
• शृण्वताम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/समय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + शतृ (कृत्)
• Form: वर्तमान-कर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ऋषीणाम्-विशेषण (while listening)

• पूर्वम्: formerly, earlier
• पूर्वम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय/क्रियाविशेषण (formerly/at first)

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु; आह = लिट्-रूप)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रजापतिः: the Lord of creatures (Prajāpati)
• प्रजापतिः: Apposition (समाधिकरण/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (प्रजानां पतिः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator introducing Manu’s discourse to the ṛṣis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Manu
• Prajāpati
• Ṛṣis
• Āmnāya (Vedic tradition)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it grounds spiritual knowledge in āmnāya (received revelation) as transmitted by Brahmā and taught by Manu, implying that realization of the Self is approached through an authoritative lineage of teaching rather than mere speculation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is stated in this verse; it establishes the epistemic basis (āmnāya-siddha, Brahmā-expounded instruction) upon which later Kurma Purana teachings—including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and dhyāna—are presented as legitimate and tradition-rooted.

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

It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; its key point is shared scriptural authority—truth is ‘āmnāya-siddha’ and Brahmā-expounded—supporting the Kurma Purana’s broader non-sectarian synthesis where Shaiva and Vaishnava teachings are framed within one authoritative revelation.