Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 78

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

Devanagari script

नैत्यके नास्त्यनध्यायः संध्योपासन एव च / उपाकर्मणि कर्मान्ते होममन्त्रेषु चैव हि

Transliteration

naityake nāstyanadhyāyaḥ saṃdhyopāsana eva ca / upākarmaṇi karmānte homamantreṣu caiva hi

Translation

നിത്യകർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ അനധ്യായമില്ല; സന്ധ്യോപാസനയിലും ഇല്ല. അതുപോലെ ഉപാകർമത്തിൽ, കർമാന്തത്തിൽ, ഹോമമന്ത്രങ്ങളിലും (പാരായണം നിലയ്ക്കേണ്ടതില്ല).

Word by Word

• नैत्यके: in the daily (rite)
• नैत्यके: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

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

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: क्रिया (existence)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अनध्यायः: non-study (prohibition of recitation)
• अनध्यायः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता; subject of ‘अस्ति’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संध्योपासने: in the worship at twilight (sandhyā)
• संध्योपासने: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक) + उपासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (संध्यायाः उपासनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: अवधारण (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

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

• उपाकर्मणि: at the upākarma rite
• उपाकर्मणि: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• कर्मान्ते: at the end of a rite
• कर्मान्ते: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मणः अन्तः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• होममन्त्रेषु: in the homa-mantras
• होममन्त्रेषु: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (होमस्य मन्त्राः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• हि: for / indeed
• हि: हेतु/निबन्धन (reasoning particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; reason/emphasis)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating traditional dharma instructions as preserved in the Kurma Purana)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Sandhya
• Upakarman
• Homa
• Anadhyaya
• Veda

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes disciplined daily observance and mantra-recitation as a dharmic foundation that steadies the mind for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere in the Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Sandhyā-upāsanā (twilight worship) and mantra-based homa are highlighted as daily disciplines—ritual-meditative practices that support concentration (dharana) and inner purification alongside broader Yogic teachings.

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

By prioritizing Vedic mantra-duty and Sandhyā worship, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: shared Vedic discipline underlies both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths, preparing the practitioner for the Purana’s integrated theology.