Shloka 25

Rules of Food, Acceptance, and Purity for the Twice-Born

Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa

Devanagari script

नाश्नीयात् पयसा तक्रं न बीजान्युपजीवयेत् / क्रियादुष्टं भावदुष्टमसत्संसर्गि वर्जयेत्

Transliteration

nāśnīyāt payasā takraṃ na bījānyupajīvayet / kriyāduṣṭaṃ bhāvaduṣṭamasatsaṃsargi varjayet

Translation

Jangan mengambil buttermilk (takkra) bersama susu, dan jangan mencari nafkah dengan berniaga benih. Hendaklah dijauhi orang yang rosak perbuatannya, rosak niatnya, dan sesiapa yang bergaul dengan orang jahat.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• अश्नीयात्: should eat
• अश्नीयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पयसा: with milk
• पयसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• तक्रम्: buttermilk
• तक्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात

• बीजानि: seeds
• बीजानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• उपजीवयेत्: should live by/derive livelihood from
• उपजीवयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + जीव् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• क्रियादुष्टम्: tainted in conduct/acts
• क्रियादुष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रिया + दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (क्रियया दुष्टम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (किम्?) वर्जयेत् इति कर्म

• भावदुष्टम्: tainted in intention/attitude
• भावदुष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाव + दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (भावेन दुष्टम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• असत्संसर्गि: associated with the wicked/evil company
• असत्संसर्गि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असत् + संसर्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (असता संसर्गः यस्य/असत्संसर्गः), (पुं/नपुं) द्वितीया-एकवचन रूपम्; ‘evil company/one connected with the wicked’

• वर्जयेत्: should avoid
• वर्जयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Traditional Purāṇic narrator (instructional dharma-teaching within the Kurma Purana’s dialogue frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: by prescribing purity in food, livelihood, and company, the verse supports inner clarity (śuddhi) that makes Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) stable; ethical restraint is treated as a prerequisite for higher realization in the Purāṇic yoga-dharma framework.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes yogic foundations rather than a technique: āhāra-niyama (discipline in diet), śīla (ethical conduct), and satsanga (keeping elevating company). In Kurma Purana’s spiritual guidelines, such restraints protect the mind from rajas/tamas and prepare one for mantra, dhyāna, and devotion.

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

Not explicitly; however, its dharma-ethics are consistent with the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: purity, restraint, and avoidance of asat-saṅga are shared prerequisites for devotion to Hari (Kurma/Vishnu) and for Shaiva/Pāśupata-oriented yoga disciplines.