Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 29

Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः व्यभिचाररता नार्यः संत्याज्याः पतिनेरिताः / अस्माभिरेषा सुभगा तादृशी त्यागमर्हति

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ vyabhicāraratā nāryaḥ saṃtyājyāḥ patineritāḥ / asmābhireṣā subhagā tādṛśī tyāgamarhati

Translation

ଋଷିମାନେ କହିଲେ: 'ବ୍ୟଭିଚାରରେ ରତ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ପତିମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ତ୍ୟାଗ କରାଯିବା ଉଚିତ୍ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଇଛି। ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ମତରେ ଏହି ସୁନ୍ଦରୀ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେହିପରି ଅଟନ୍ତି, ତେଣୁ ସେ ତ୍ୟାଗଯୋଗ୍ୟ ଅଟନ୍ତି।'

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• व्यभिचार-रताः: addicted to adultery
• व्यभिचार-रताः: विशेषण (Qualifier of नार्यः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यभिचार (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः — ‘delighting in adultery’

• नार्यः: women
• नार्यः: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सं-त्याज्याः: should be abandoned
• सं-त्याज्याः: विधेय (Predicate; obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत् (Gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural) — ‘to be abandoned’

• पति-नेरिताः: as instructed by the husband
• पति-नेरिताः: विशेषण (Qualifier of संत्याज्याः/नार्यः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + नेरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नि/नीर्/ईर् caus.)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः — ‘directed/commanded by the husband’

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: कर्ता (Agent in passive sense / speaker group)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural) — ‘by us’

• एषा: this (woman)
• एषा: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुभगा: fortunate/beautiful
• सुभगा: विशेषण (Qualifier of एषा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तादृशी: such
• तादृशी: विशेषण (Qualifier of एषा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘such (as she is)’

• त्यागम्: abandonment
• त्यागम्: कर्म (Object of अर्हति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अर्हति: deserves
• अर्हति: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

The sages (Ṛṣis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Rishis
• Dharma (marital ethics)
• Vyabhicara (adultery)

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly teach Ātman metaphysics; it frames dharma at the social-ethical level, implying that moral restraint is a prerequisite for higher spiritual disciplines taught elsewhere in the Purāṇa.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yoga technique is stated, but the verse supports yama-niyama style discipline (ethical restraint) that undergirds Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā and the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual program.

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

It does not address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity directly; it contributes to the shared dharmic foundation that both Shaiva and Vaishnava teachings in the Kurma Purana presuppose.