Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 7

Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta

Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman

Devanagari script

प्रक्षाल्य पाणिपादौ च समाचम्य यथाविधि / आदित्ये दर्शयित्वान्नं भुञ्जीत प्राङ्मुखोत्तरः

Transliteration

prakṣālya pāṇipādau ca samācamya yathāvidhi / āditye darśayitvānnaṃ bhuñjīta prāṅmukhottaraḥ

Translation

လက်နှင့်ခြေကို ဆေးကြောပြီး သတ်မှတ်ထားသည့်နည်းအတိုင်း အာစမန (ācamana) ပြုလုပ်ရမည်။ ထို့နောက် အစာကို အာဒိတျ (နေမင်း) ထံ ဆက်ကပ်ပြသပြီး အရှေ့ဘက် သို့မဟုတ် မြောက်ဘက်ကို မျက်နှာမူ၍ ထိုင်ကာ စားသောက်ရမည်။

Word by Word

• प्रक्षाल्य: having washed
• प्रक्षाल्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+क्षल् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• पाणि: hands
• पाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वे पूर्वपदत्वेन

• पादौ: feet
• पादौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• समाचम्य: having sipped (water)
• समाचम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+चम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; आचमन-क्रिया

• यथाविधि: according to the prescribed rule
• यथाविधि: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषण (according to rule)

• आदित्ये: towards the Sun / in the Sun's direction
• आदित्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• दर्शयित्वा: having shown/offered (to be seen)
• दर्शयित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) (णिच् causative: दर्शय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) causative, अव्ययभाव

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• भुञ्जीत: should eat
• भुञ्जीत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• प्राङ्मुखोत्तरः: facing east, with north (to his left)
• प्राङ्मुखोत्तरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राङ्मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (प्राङ्मुखः च उत्तरः च = facing east, (sitting) to the north)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic instruction in the dharma-teaching voice; traditionally framed by Sūta to the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Aditya (Surya)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by prescribing purity, orientation, and offering, it trains the mind toward sattva and reverence, preparing the practitioner for Atman-knowledge through disciplined living rather than stating metaphysics explicitly.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Foundational niyamas: śauca (cleanliness), regulated conduct (vidhi), and devotional attention (offering to Āditya). Such disciplined āhāra supports steadiness of mind, a prerequisite for dhyāna and higher yoga in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching.

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

It does not mention Shiva-Vishnu explicitly; however, the practice of offering and purity reflects the Purana’s integrative dharma where devotion and disciplined action can be directed to divine forms (here Āditya) within a unified sacred order.