Shloka 76

Brahmacārin-Dharma: Guru-Sevā, Daily Vedic Study, Gāyatrī-Japa, and Anadhyāya Regulations

Devanagari script

समानविद्ये च मृते तथा सब्रह्मचारिणि / आचार्ये संस्थिते वापि त्रिरात्रं क्षपणं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

samānavidye ca mṛte tathā sabrahmacāriṇi / ācārye saṃsthite vāpi trirātraṃ kṣapaṇaṃ smṛtam

Translation

Se morre alguém que estudava a mesma disciplina sagrada, ou um companheiro brahmacārin, ou mesmo o ācārya (mestre), prescreve-se uma observância de purificação (kṣapaṇa) por três noites.

Word by Word

• समानविद्ये: in/with a fellow-student of the same learning
• समानविद्ये: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समान (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative; समान-विद्यः/विद्या यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

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

• मृते: when (he) has died / in the case of death
• मृते: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय) → मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; ‘समानविद्ये’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: प्रकार (manner adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• सब्रह्मचारिणि: in the case of a fellow brahmacārin
• सब्रह्मचारिणि: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सह/स-पूर्वक), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• आचार्ये: when the teacher (ācārya)
• आचार्ये: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• संस्थिते: has departed / has died
• संस्थिते: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृत्) → संस्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; ‘आचार्ये’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• त्रिरात्रम्: three nights (a period of three nights)
• त्रिरात्रम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म; object of ‘स्मृतम्’ as prescribed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• क्षपणम्: fasting / expiation by abstinence
• क्षपणम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म; thing prescribed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• स्मृतम्: is declared / is prescribed
• स्मृतम्: विधेय (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) used predicatively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘विहितम्/प्रोक्तम्’ (is prescribed/declared)

Speaker

Traditional Purāṇic narrator (dharma-instruction within the Kurma Purana’s discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmacārin
• Ācārya

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily a dharma injunction about aśauca and purification; it does not directly define Ātman, but it supports the Purāṇic view that disciplined conduct and ritual purity steady the mind for higher knowledge of the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga technique is taught here; the practice is kṣapaṇa for three nights—an ethical-ritual observance that aligns with śauca (purity), a supportive limb for sādhana and contemplative stability.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; its contribution to the Kurma Purana’s synthesis is indirect—affirming shared dharma frameworks that both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions uphold as foundations for spiritual realization.