Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 70

Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas

Devanagari script

द्रुपदादिव यो मन्त्रो यजुर्वेदे प्रतिष्ठितः / अन्तर्जले त्रिरावर्त्य सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

drupadādiva yo mantro yajurvede pratiṣṭhitaḥ / antarjale trirāvartya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

Esse mantra, estabelecido no Yajurveda e que começa com “drupadā…”, quando recitado três vezes enquanto se está imerso na água, liberta de todos os pecados.

Word by Word

• द्रुपद-आदि: beginning with Drupadā
• द्रुपद-आदि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रुपदा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् मन्त्रः; ‘beginning with Drupadā’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• यः: which
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• मन्त्रः: mantra
• मन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• यजुर्वेदे: in the Yajurveda
• यजुर्वेदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in the Yajurveda’

• प्रतिष्ठितः: is established
• प्रतिष्ठितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति+स्था (धातु) → प्रतिष्ठित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् मन्त्रः; ‘established’

• अन्तर्जले: in the water
• अन्तर्जले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर् (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in the water/within water’

• त्रिः: thrice
• त्रिः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय

• आवर्त्य: having repeated
• आवर्त्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+वृत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having repeated’

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (अपादानार्थे/हेतौ), बहुवचन; ‘from all sins’ (ablatival sense via instrumental in passive)

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘is released’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse voice, instructing on dharma and ritual purification)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Yajurveda
• Mantra
• Water (snāna)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes purification of the embodied person through mantra and discipline, which supports clarity (śuddhi) necessary for realizing the Self beyond sin and merit.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A ritual-yogic discipline: mantra-japa coordinated with snāna (immersion), prescribed as a purificatory practice—an outer aid that complements inner restraint and contemplation taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

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

It presents a shared dharmic method rather than sectarian difference: Vedic mantra-purification is upheld as universally effective within the Kurma Purana’s integrative Shaiva–Vaishnava framework.