Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76

Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

त्वं चापि शृणु मे दक्ष वचनं सर्वरक्षणम् / त्यक्त्वा लोकैषणामेतां मद्भक्तो भव यत्नतः

Transliteration

tvaṃ cāpi śṛṇu me dakṣa vacanaṃ sarvarakṣaṇam / tyaktvā lokaiṣaṇāmetāṃ madbhakto bhava yatnataḥ

Translation

ဒက္ခာရေ၊ သင်လည်း ငါ၏ စကားကို နားထောင်လော့၊ အရာအားလုံးကို ကာကွယ်ပေးသော အကြံဉာဏ်ဖြစ်၏။ လောကဂုဏ်သိက္ခာကို လိုလားတပ်မက်ခြင်းကို စွန့်၍ ကြိုးစားကာ ငါ့ကို ဘက္တိဖြင့် ဆည်းကပ်လော့။

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; 'also'

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• दक्ष: O Dakṣa
• दक्ष: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वचनम्: word/speech
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वरक्षणम्: protective of all / concerning universal protection
• सर्वरक्षणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + रक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः तत्पुरुष ('protection of all' / 'all-protecting'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); वचनम् इति विशेषण

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + क्त्वा → त्यक्त्वा (अव्ययभाव-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), 'having abandoned'

• लोकैषणाम्: worldly desire
• लोकैषणाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of tyaktvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + एषणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('desire for the world'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एताम्: this
• एताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण (demonstrative), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मद्भक्तः: my devotee
• मद्भक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('my devotee'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भव: become/be
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• यत्नतः: diligently
• यत्नतः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्नतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; 'with effort/diligently'

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing Daksha

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Lord Kurma
• Vishnu

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that true security is not in external status but in single-pointed devotion to the Supreme; turning from lokaiṣaṇā toward the Lord aligns the seeker with the inner refuge that transcends worldly fluctuation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes a core yogic discipline: vairāgya (renunciation of worldly craving) coupled with bhakti-niṣṭhā (steadfast devotion). This functions like a practical sādhanā—reducing ego-driven pursuit and stabilizing the mind in the Lord.

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

While Vishnu (as Kurma) speaks directly, the teaching reflects the Purana’s shared Shaiva–Vaishnava ethic: liberation-protecting practice is inner renunciation and devotion to Īśvara, a principle honored across both Shiva- and Vishnu-centered paths.