Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 16 Shloka 33 - Kurma Purana | Malayalam | Vedapath

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Shloka 33

Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)

Devanagari script

न कुर्याच्छुष्कवैराणि विवादं च न पैशुनम् / परक्षेत्रे गां धयन्तीं न चाचक्षीत कस्यचित् / न संवदेत् सूतके च न कञ्चिन्मर्मणि स्पृशेत्

Transliteration

na kuryācchuṣkavairāṇi vivādaṃ ca na paiśunam / parakṣetre gāṃ dhayantīṃ na cācakṣīta kasyacit / na saṃvadet sūtake ca na kañcinmarmaṇi spṛśet

Translation

വ്യർഥമായ വൈരം ഉണ്ടാക്കരുത്; കലഹവും പരദൂഷണവും ചെയ്യരുത്. മറ്റൊരാളുടെ വയലിൽ കിടാവിന് പാലൂട്ടുന്ന പശുവിനെ ആരോടും ചൂണ്ടിക്കാണിക്കരുത്. സൂതകത്തിൽ സംസാരിക്കരുത്; ആരുടെയും മർമ്മസ്ഥാനത്ത് സ്പർശിക്കരുത്.

Word by Word

नnot

कुर्यात्should do/make

शुष्कवैराणिgroundless/‘dry’ enmities

विवादम्quarrel/dispute

चand

नnot

पैशुनम्slander/tale-bearing

परक्षेत्रेin another’s field

गाम्a cow

धयन्तीम्suckling (a calf)

नnot

चand

आचक्षीतshould point out/tell (on)

कस्यचित्of anyone

नnot

संवदेत्should converse/speak

सूतकेduring impurity (birth/death pollution)

चand

नnot

कञ्चित्anyone

मर्मणिat a vital spot/sore point

स्पृशेत्should touch

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing on dharma and self-restraint

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

Kurma

Varnashrama Dharma

Sutaka

Marma

FAQs

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

Indirectly: by prescribing restraint from hostility, slander, and harm, it supports the purification (śuddhi) needed for steady knowledge of the Self—where the same Ātman is recognized in all beings, making needless enmity irrational.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights foundational ethical discipline—speech-control and non-injury (a yama-like framework)—as a prerequisite for higher practice. Avoiding quarrel, slander, and exploitative disclosure cultivates sattva and inner steadiness supportive of Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā and devotion.

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

By focusing on universal dharma (restraint, purity, non-harm) rather than sectarian markers, it reflects the Purāṇa’s integrative stance: the same ethical-yogic ground supports devotion to both Hari (Viṣṇu/Kūrma) and Hara (Śiva).