Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

अभ्यञ्जनं स्नापनं च गात्रोत्सादनमेव च / गुरुपत्न्या न कार्याणि केशानां च प्रसाधनम्

Transliteration

abhyañjanaṃ snāpanaṃ ca gātrotsādanameva ca / gurupatnyā na kāryāṇi keśānāṃ ca prasādhanam

Translation

గురుపత్నికి నూనె రాయడం, స్నానం చేయించడం, శరీరమర్దనం చేయడం, అలాగే జుట్టు అలంకరించడం—ఇవి చేయకూడదు।

Word by Word

• अभ्यञ्जनम्: anointing (with oil/paste)
• अभ्यञ्जनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्यञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st)/द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; here as item in list (object)

• स्नापनम्: bathing
• स्नापनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नापन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'bathing/washing'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• गात्र-उत्सादनम्: rubbing/massaging the body
• गात्र-उत्सादनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र + उत्सादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय तत्पुरुष: 'body-limbs' + 'rubbing/massaging'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• गुरु-पत्न्याः: of the guru’s wife
• गुरु-पत्न्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'guru' + 'wife'; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• कार्याणि: should be done
• कार्याणि: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (predicate); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; 'to be done/should be done'

• केशानाम्: of the hair
• केशानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• प्रसाधनम्: grooming/adorning
• प्रसाधनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'arranging/adorning'

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma and disciplined conduct

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Guru
• Guru-patni

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes self-restraint and purity of conduct (yama-like discipline), which is treated in the Kurma tradition as a prerequisite for inner clarity required for realizing the Atman.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific meditation is named; the verse highlights ethical restraint and control of the senses—foundational discipline that supports later yogic practice (including the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava sadhana ideals).

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

It does not explicitly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; it contributes to the shared dharmic framework—purity, restraint, and right conduct—that underlies both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths in the Kurma Purana.