Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 11

Śrāddha-Kāla-Nirṇaya: Proper Times, Nakṣatra Fruits, Tīrtha Merit, and Offerings for Ancestral Rites

Devanagari script

सर्वान् कामांस्तथा सार्पे पित्र्ये सौभाग्यमेव च / अर्यम्णे तु धनं विन्द्यात् फाल्गुन्यां पापनाशनम्

Transliteration

sarvān kāmāṃstathā sārpe pitrye saubhāgyameva ca / aryamṇe tu dhanaṃ vindyāt phālgunyāṃ pāpanāśanam

Translation

သာရ္ပ (Sārpa) နက္ခတ်—မြွေ၏ နက္ခတ်—၌ ဆန္ဒအားလုံး ပြည့်စုံ၏။ ပိတ္ရျ (Pitrya) နက္ခတ်၌ ကံကောင်းခြင်းကို ရ၏။ အရျမန် (Aryaman) အောက်၌ ဥစ္စာဓနကို တွေ့ရ၏။ ဖာလ္ဂုနီ (Phālgunī) တွင် ပാപများ ပျက်စီး၏။

Word by Word

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies kāmān)

• kāmān: desires; wishes
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; कर्म

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (likewise)

• sārpe: in Sārpa (nakṣatra)
• sārpe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (nakṣatra-name), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time)

• pitrye: in Pitrya (nakṣatra)
• pitrye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (nakṣatra-name), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time)

• saubhāgyam: good fortune
• saubhāgyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• aryamṇe: in Aryaman (nakṣatra)
• aryamṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aryaman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time) (nakṣatra-name: Aryaman = Uttaraphālgunī)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेष/विरोध (indeed/but)

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• vindyāt: would obtain
• vindyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; संभाव्य-फल (would/should obtain)

• phālgunyām: in Phālgunī
• phālgunyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phālgunī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time)

• pāpa-nāśanam: destruction of sin
• pāpa-nāśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pāpasya nāśanam); कर्म

Speaker

Traditional Purāṇic narrator (instructional passage within the Kurma Purana’s discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Aryaman
• Pitrs (Ancestors)
• Phalguni (Nakshatra)
• Sarpa (Nakshatra)

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it teaches karmic causality in dharma—specific sacred timings (nakṣatras) are said to yield specific fruits, implying an ordered moral cosmos governed by īśvara-niyati (divine law).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yoga technique is taught here; the emphasis is on dharmic observance (vrata/dāna aligned with nakṣatra), which the Kurma Purana treats as supportive discipline that purifies pāpa and stabilizes the mind for higher practices like Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplation.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Purāṇa’s broader synthesis by presenting dharma (ritual timing and merit) as a shared sacred order within which both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths operate.