Shloka 37

Karma-yoga Discipline for the Twice-born: Upanayana, Upavīta Conduct, Guru-veneration, and Alms-regimen

Devanagari script

तयोर्नित्यं प्रियं कुर्यात् कर्मणा मनसा गिरा / न ताभ्यामननुज्ञातो धर्ममन्यं समाचरेत्

Transliteration

tayornityaṃ priyaṃ kuryāt karmaṇā manasā girā / na tābhyāmananujñāto dharmamanyaṃ samācaret

Translation

Следует постоянно делать приятное обоим (матери и отцу) делом, мыслью и словом; и без их согласия не приступать к иным религиозным обязанностям и обетам.

Word by Word

• tayoḥ: of those two (parents)
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Dual

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण), ‘always’

• priyam: what is pleasing
• priyam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• karmaṇā: by action
• karmaṇā: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

• manasā: by mind
• manasā: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

• girā: by speech
• girā: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gir (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• tābhyām: by those two (parents)
• tābhyām: Karana (करण/instrument/agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Ablative/Instrumental (पञ्चमी/5 or तृतीया/3), Dual; here Instrumental ‘by/from them’ with past participle construction

• ananujñātaḥ: not permitted
• ananujñātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement of implied ‘one who is…’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-jñā (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), with privative prefix an-; Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; ‘not permitted/approved’

• dharmam: dharma, duty
• dharmam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• anyam: other
• anyam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adjective; Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (agreeing with dharmam)

• samācaret: should practice/undertake
• samācaret: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-car (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Traditional narrator (Purāṇic discourse) teaching dharma; commonly framed as instruction within the Kurma Purana’s didactic narration

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Mother
• Father
• Dharma

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily ethical (ācāra-dharma): it teaches disciplined conduct through honoring parents in thought, word, and deed, preparing the mind for higher spiritual inquiry rather than directly defining Ātman.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No formal yoga technique is stated; the verse emphasizes inner discipline—purifying mind (manas), speech (vāk), and action (karma)—which functions as a practical foundation for later yogic and devotional practice in the Kurma Purana.

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

It does not explicitly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; instead, it presents a shared Purāṇic dharma framework where right conduct (especially reverence for parents) supports the broader synthesis of devotion and yoga found elsewhere in the text.