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Shloka 1

Yati-Āśrama: Bhikṣā-vidhi, Īśvara-dhyāna, and Prāyaścitta

Mahādeva as Non-dual Brahman

Devanagari script

इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायामुपरिविभागे ऽष्टाविंशो ऽध्यायः व्यास उवाच एवं स्वाश्रमनिष्ठानां यतीनां नियतात्मनाम् / भैक्षेण वर्तनं प्रोक्तं फलमूलैरथापि वा

Transliteration

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge 'ṣṭāviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ vyāsa uvāca evaṃ svāśramaniṣṭhānāṃ yatīnāṃ niyatātmanām / bhaikṣeṇa vartanaṃ proktaṃ phalamūlairathāpi vā

Translation

இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீ கூர்மபுராணத்தின் ஷட்ஸாஹஸ்த்ரீ ஸம்ஹிதையின் பிந்தைய பிரிவில் இருபத்தெட்டாம் அதிகாரம். வியாசர் கூறினார்: தம் தம் ஆச்ரமதர்மத்தில் நிலைத்தும் தம்மை அடக்கியும் உள்ள யதிகளுக்கு வாழ்வாதாரம் பிச்சையால் என விதிக்கப்பட்டது; அல்லது பழம்-வேர் முதலியவற்றாலும் ஆகும்.

Word by Word

इतिthus

श्रीकूर्मपुराणेin the Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa

षट्साहस्त्र्याम्in the (section called) Ṣaṭsāhastrī

संहितायाम्in the Saṃhitā

उपरिविभागेin the upper division/section

अष्टाविंशःtwenty-eighth

अध्यायःchapter

व्यासःVyāsa

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus/in this manner

स्वाश्रमनिष्ठानाम्of those devoted to their own āśrama-duties

यतीनाम्of ascetics

नियतात्मनाम्of the self-controlled

भैक्षेणby alms (mendicant food)

वर्तनम्subsistence/living

प्रोक्तम्is declared

फलमूलैःwith fruits and roots

अथor else/then

अपिalso

वाor

Speaker

Vyasa

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

Vyasa

Yati (ascetic)

Ashrama (Varnashrama Dharma)

FAQs

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

It does not directly define Ātman metaphysically; it emphasizes niyata-ātman—self-restraint—as the practical foundation for an ascetic life aligned with dharma, which supports higher realization taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights yogic discipline indirectly through niyatātman (sense-control and inner regulation) and yati-dharma (renunciate conduct), presenting regulated livelihood (alms or fruits/roots) as a support for sustained practice and contemplation.

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

This verse is procedural (yati sustenance) and does not mention Śiva-Viṣṇu explicitly; within the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such dharma-guidance is treated as compatible with both Śaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava paths of yoga and devotion.