Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 72

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

Devanagari script

नीहारे बाणशब्दे च संध्ययोरुभयोरपि / अमावास्यां चतुर्दश्यां पौर्णमास्यष्टमीषु च

Transliteration

nīhāre bāṇaśabde ca saṃdhyayorubhayorapi / amāvāsyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ paurṇamāsyaṣṭamīṣu ca

Translation

Pada waktu kabus tebal, ketika terdengar bunyi anak panah yang dianggap petanda, pada kedua-dua waktu senja, serta pada hari amāvāsyā (bulan baharu), hari keempat belas, hari purnama, dan hari-hari aṣṭamī (hari kelapan)—hendaklah menahan diri dan berhati-hati menurut tata upacara.

Word by Word

• nīhāre: in fog/mist
• nīhāre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी) Singular

• bāṇa-śabde: at the sound of arrows
• bāṇa-śabde: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी) Singular; तत्पुरुष = 'sound of arrows'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• saṃdhyayoḥ: at the two twilights
• saṃdhyayoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी) Dual

• ubhayayoḥ: both
• ubhayayoḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी) Dual; adjective qualifying saṃdhyayoḥ

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (समुच्चय/अपि = 'also/even')

• amāvāsyām: on new-moon day
• amāvāsyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amāvāsyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी) Singular

• caturdaśyām: on the fourteenth lunar day
• caturdaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी) Singular

• paurṇamāsyām: on full-moon day
• paurṇamāsyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paurṇamāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी) Singular

• aṣṭamīṣu: on the eighth lunar days
• aṣṭamīṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी) Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages on dharma/time-discipline (kāla-niyama)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma (Vishnu)
• Sandhya (dawn/dusk)
• Amavasya
• Purnima
• Ashtami
• Chaturdashi

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing restraint at liminal or potent times (sandhyā, amāvāsyā, etc.), it supports the yogic-dharmic idea that steadiness of conduct purifies the mind, making it fit to recognize the Atman beyond changing time and omens.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Time-discipline (kāla-niyama) and sandhyā-related restraint—practices aligned with purification (śauca) and self-control (yama/niyama). Such regulation is presented as supportive of Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner steadiness.

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

By teaching dharma through Kurma (Vishnu) using Shaiva-leaning yogic vocabulary of restraint and purity, the text models the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: one disciplined dharma-yoga serves the same Supreme Reality honored as Hari or Hara.