Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 90

Śrāddha-vidhi for Pitṛs: Invitations, Purity, Offerings, and Conduct

Devanagari script

द्व्यामुष्यायणिको दद्याद् बीजिक्षेत्रिकयोः समम् / ऋक्यादर्धं समादद्यान्नियोगोत्पादितो यदि

Transliteration

dvyāmuṣyāyaṇiko dadyād bījikṣetrikayoḥ samam / ṛkyādardhaṃ samādadyānniyogotpādito yadi

Translation

ద్వ్యాముష్యాయణిక కుమారుడు బీజీ (జనకుడు) మరియు క్షేత్రిక (ధర్మపతి) మధ్య వారసత్వాన్ని సమానంగా పంచాలి. కానీ నియోగం ద్వారా పుట్టినవాడైతే, ప్రధాన వారసుడికి దక్కే భాగంలో సగమే తీసుకోవాలి.

Word by Word

• dvi-āmuṣyāyaṇikaḥ: a person of double āmuṣyāyaṇa affiliation
• dvi-āmuṣyāyaṇikaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + āmuṣyāyaṇika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu (द्विगु) compound; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; denotes ‘one belonging to two lines’ (double āmuṣyāyaṇa)

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• bījī-kṣetrikayoḥ: of the bījī and the kṣetrika (two fathers)
• bījī-kṣetrikayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bījī (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetrika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) compound; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन)

• samam: equally
• samam: Karma (कर्म/measure)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; adverbial use ‘equally’

• ṛkyāt: from the inheritance/share (ṛkya)
• ṛkyāt: Apadana (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• ardham: half
• ardham: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ardha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• samādad yāt: should take/receive
• samādad yāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√dā (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• niyoga-utpāditaḥ: begotten by niyoga (levirate appointment)
• niyoga-utpāditaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyoga (प्रातिपदिक) + utpādita (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Past passive participle (क्त) from ut√pad (causative utpāday-), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional conjunction (शर्तार्थक अव्यय)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the dharma-teachings of the Kurma Purana to the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Niyoga
• Bījī
• Kṣetrika
• Dvyāmuṣyāyaṇika

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is not a direct Atman-teaching; it frames dharma as social order (inheritance and lineage rules), which the Purana treats as supportive discipline (niyama) for a stable life that can later mature into spiritual inquiry.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No meditation technique is taught here; the emphasis is on Varnashrama-based dharma—ethical-legal clarity about family and inheritance—considered a prerequisite framework that steadies society and the individual for higher sādhana described elsewhere (including Pāśupata-oriented teachings).

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

It does not explicitly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; it represents the Kurma Purana’s broader method where shared dharma foundations underlie later integrative theology and yoga teachings that harmonize Shaiva and Vaishnava perspectives.