Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 9

Vānaprastha-Dharma: Forest Discipline, Vaikhānasa Austerities, and Śiva-Āśrama as the Liberative Refuge

Devanagari script

दर्शेन पौर्णमासेन यजेत् नियतं द्विजः / ऋक्षेष्वाग्रयणे चैव चातुर्मास्यानि चाहरेत् / उत्तरायणं च क्रमशो दक्षस्यायनमेव च

Transliteration

darśena paurṇamāsena yajet niyataṃ dvijaḥ / ṛkṣeṣvāgrayaṇe caiva cāturmāsyāni cāharet / uttarāyaṇaṃ ca kramaśo dakṣasyāyanameva ca

Translation

ନିୟମଶୀଳ ଦ୍ୱିଜ ଅମାବାସ୍ୟାର ଦର୍ଶ ଓ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମାର ପୌର୍ଣ୍ଣମାସ ଯଜ୍ଞ ନିୟତ ଭାବେ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ଯଥାଯଥ ନକ୍ଷତ୍ରରେ ଆଗ୍ରୟଣ କର୍ମ ଏବଂ ଚାତୁର୍ମାସ୍ୟ ଯାଗମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଆଚରଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ଏହି କ୍ରମରେ ଉତ୍ତରାୟଣ ଓ ଦକ୍ଷିଣାୟଣ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧୀୟ ବିଧିମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସମ୍ପାଦନ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• दर्शेन: with the new-moon rite (Darśa)
• दर्शेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पौर्णमासेन: with the full-moon rite (Paurṇamāsa)
• पौर्णमासेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर्णमास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• यजेत्: should sacrifice/worship
• यजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• नियतम्: regularly, duly
• नियतम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नियत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative: 'regularly/according to rule')

• द्विजः: the twice-born (Brahmin)
• द्विजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ऋक्षेषु: at the (proper) lunar mansions/constellations
• ऋक्षेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• आग्रयणे: at the Āgrayaṇa rite (first-fruits)
• आग्रयणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्रयण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• चातुर्मास्यानि: the Cāturmāsya rites
• चातुर्मास्यानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्मास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• आहरेत्: should perform/bring (offerings)
• आहरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्तरायणम्: the northern course (of the sun)
• उत्तरायणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• क्रमशः: in due order, successively
• क्रमशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रमशः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: 'in order/gradually')

• दक्षस्य: of Dakṣa / of the south
• दक्षस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अयनम्: the course (ayana)
• अयनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

Speaker

Traditional narrator (Purāṇic instruction within a dharma-teaching frame; commonly transmitted via Sūta/Vyāsa lineage)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Darśa
• Paurṇamāsa
• Āgrayaṇa
• Cāturmāsya
• Uttarāyaṇa
• Dakṣiṇāyana
• Dvija

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes niyama (disciplined order) in dharma—regular yajña and seasonal rites—which the Kurma Purana treats as a purifying foundation that prepares the mind for higher knowledge of the Self taught elsewhere (including the Ishvara Gita section).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights karmayoga-like discipline through Vedic observances—Darśa–Paurṇamāsa, Āgrayaṇa, Cāturmāsya, and ayana rites—presented as regulated practice (niyata) that steadies conduct and supports inner purification, a prerequisite for Pāśupata-oriented spiritual progress in the Kurma Purana.

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

It does so by synthesis rather than explicit naming: the Kurma Purana commonly frames Vedic yajña-dharma as compatible with devotion and liberation-teachings associated with both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava streams, showing a unified path where disciplined ritual life supports the same ultimate spiritual goal.