Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

Bhūrloka-Vyavasthā — The Seven Dvīpas, Seven Oceans, and the Meru-Centered Order of Jambūdvīpa

Devanagari script

न स्वेदो न च दौर्गन्ध्यं न जरा नेन्द्रियक्षयः / तत्पानात् सुस्थमनसां नराणां तत्र जायते

Transliteration

na svedo na ca daurgandhyaṃ na jarā nendriyakṣayaḥ / tatpānāt susthamanasāṃ narāṇāṃ tatra jāyate

Translation

ด้วยการดื่ม (น้ำ/รสอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์) นั้น ผู้มีจิตตั้งมั่นในถิ่นนั้นย่อมไม่มีเหงื่อมาก ไม่มีกลิ่นเหม็น ไม่มีความชรา และไม่มีความเสื่อมแห่งอินทรีย์

Word by Word

• न: not/no
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• स्वेदः: sweat
• स्वेदः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध-निपात

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• दौर्गन्ध्यम्: bad smell
• दौर्गन्ध्यम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध-निपात

• जरा: old age
• जरा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध-निपात

• इन्द्रियक्षयः: decline of the senses
• इन्द्रियक्षयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'of the senses')

• तत्पानात्: from drinking that (water)
• तत्पानात्: हेतु (Hetu/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('of that' + 'drinking')

• सुस्थमनसाम्: of those with steady minds
• सुस्थमनसाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुस्थ + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (मनस्-आश्रित बहुवचन-समूह), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय: 'well-settled (सुस्थ) mind (मनस्)'

• नराणाम्: of men
• नराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• जायते: arises/occurs
• जायते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) describing the fruit (phala) of sanctified drinking in a tīrtha/vrata context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Vishnu
• tīrtha (sacred place)
• sanctified water (tīrtha-jala)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it links inner steadiness (sustha-manas) with freedom from decline, implying that purity and mental stability aligned with dharma allow the Self’s clarity to shine, reducing bodily and sensory disturbances.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes mind-stability (sustha-manas), a yogic prerequisite akin to śama (calmness) and dhāraṇā (steadiness). The external act—drinking sanctified tīrtha-jala—supports inner discipline, showing the Kurma Purana’s synthesis of ritual purity and yogic mental training.

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

Though Vishnu as Lord Kurma speaks, the teaching reflects Purāṇic synthesis: purification, yoga, and liberation are shared aims across Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva streams, consistent with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony.