Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

अनध्यायस्तु नाङ्गेषु नेतिहासपुराणयोः / न धर्मशास्त्रेष्वन्येषु पर्वण्येतानि वर्जयेत्

Transliteration

anadhyāyastu nāṅgeṣu netihāsapurāṇayoḥ / na dharmaśāstreṣvanyeṣu parvaṇyetāni varjayet

Translation

అనధ్యాయ నియమం వేదాంగాలకు కాదు, ఇతిహాస-పురాణాలకు కాదు, ఇతర ధర్మశాస్త్రాలకు కూడా కాదు; పర్వదినాలలో సైతం వీటిని వదలకూడదు।

Word by Word

• anadhyāyaḥ: non-study period; suspension of study
• anadhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: an-adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tu: but; indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (contrast/emphasis)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• aṅgeṣu: in the ancillary texts/limbs (of Veda)
• aṅgeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• itihāsa-purāṇayoḥ: of the Itihāsa and Purāṇa
• itihāsa-purāṇayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: itihāsa + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter; dvandva treated as neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• dharmaśāstreṣu: in dharma-śāstras
• dharmaśāstreṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma-śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• anyeṣu: other
• anyeṣu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier) of dharmaśāstreṣu

• parvaṇi: on a festival/holy day
• parvaṇi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• etāni: these (things/rules)
• etāni: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• varjayet: should avoid; should omit
• varjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛj/√varj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages (Kurma Purana discourse frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Vedanga
• Itihasa
• Purana
• Dharma-shastra
• Parvan
• Anadhyaya

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it prioritizes continuous access to Purāṇic and Dharma-śāstric instruction, which is meant to sustain right understanding (dharma-jñāna) that supports realization; it does not define Ātman explicitly in this verse.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific āsana/prāṇāyāma is taught here; the practice emphasized is disciplined scriptural engagement—maintaining Purāṇa/Itihāsa/Dharma-śāstra study even on parvan days—supporting sādhana through continual reflection on dharma.

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

By exempting Purāṇas from anadhyāya, it upholds Purāṇic teaching as always appropriate—precisely the literature where the Kurma Purana advances Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony and integrated devotion; the synthesis is contextual rather than stated directly in this line.