Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 29

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

Dvija-Śauca and Anna-Doṣa

Devanagari script

न रजस्वलया दत्तं न पुंश्चाल्या सरोषया / मलबद्वाससा वापि परवासो ऽथ वर्जयेत्

Transliteration

na rajasvalayā dattaṃ na puṃścālyā saroṣayā / malabadvāsasā vāpi paravāso 'tha varjayet

Translation

ရာသီလာနေသော မိန်းမက ပေးသော လက်ဆောင်ကို မခံယူရ; ဒေါသထွက်နေသော အကျင့်ပျက်မိန်းမက ပေးသောအရာကိုလည်း မခံယူရ; ထို့အပြင် အညစ်အကြေးကပ်သော အဝတ်အစားဝတ်သူထံမှ ပေးသည့်အရာကိုလည်း ရှောင်ကြဉ်ရ; အခြားသူ၏ ပိုင်ဆိုင်မှုကိုလည်း မယူမခံရ။

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध अव्यय)

• rajasvalayā: by a menstruating woman
• rajasvalayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajasvalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; 'by a menstruating woman'

• dattam: given
• dattam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; 'given' (qualifying implied object)

• na: nor
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• puṃścālyā: by an unchaste woman
• puṃścālyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṃścalī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; 'by a wanton/unchaste woman'

• sa-roṣayā: by one who is angry
• sa-roṣayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (प्रातिपदिक) + roṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'with anger' (सरोषया) qualifying the giver

• mala-bad-vāsasā: with a soiled garment
• mala-bad-vāsasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mala (प्रातिपदिक) + bad (प्रातिपदिक; 'stained/soiled') + vāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'with a garment stained with filth' (मलबद्वाससा)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक)

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (समुच्चय/अपि)

• para-vāsaḥ: staying in another’s house
• para-vāsaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'dwelling in another’s house/foreign lodging'

• atha: then; moreover
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Discourse particle (अनन्तर/अथ)

• varjayet: should avoid
• varjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛj/√varj (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; 'should avoid'

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma (dāna/pratigraha-śuddhi)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Vishnu
• Dharma
• Dana
• Pratigraha

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Directly, it does not define Ātman; it lays down ethical and purity-based restraints (yama-like disciplines) that support clarity of mind, which the Purana treats as a prerequisite for higher knowledge and devotion.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No technique is taught here; the verse emphasizes śuddhi and dhārmic restraint in dāna/pratigraha—conduct that functions as a preparatory discipline for sādhana, aligning with the Purana’s broader approach where ethical purity supports yoga and devotion.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it contributes to the shared dharma framework that both Shaiva and Vaishnava streams accept as foundational before higher teachings (including the Kurma Purana’s syncretic yoga and devotion sections).