Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

नोदाहरेदस्य नाम परोक्षमपि केवलम् / न चैवास्यानुकुर्वोत गतिभाषणचेष्टितम्

Transliteration

nodāharedasya nāma parokṣamapi kevalam / na caivāsyānukurvota gatibhāṣaṇaceṣṭitam

Translation

อย่าเอ่ยนามของท่านเพียงเพื่อกล่าวถึง แม้โดยอ้อมก็ตาม และอย่าเลียนแบบการเดิน วิธีพูด หรือกิริยาการกระทำของท่าน

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• udāharet: should utter/mention
• udāharet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-ā-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; धातु: √हृ (to take/utter) उपसर्ग: उद्+आ

• asya: of him (of the guru)
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव (pronoun)

• nāma: name
• nāma: Karma (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• parokṣam: indirectly, in his absence
• parokṣam: Karma (कर्म/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying nāma)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• kevalam: only, merely
• kevalam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kevala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial use: only/merely)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• anukurvīta: should imitate
• anukurvīta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: √कृ (to do) उपसर्ग: अनु

• gati-bhāṣaṇa-ceṣṭitam: his gait, speech, and actions (behavior)
• gati-bhāṣaṇa-ceṣṭitam: Karma (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ceṣṭita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective dvandva) — ‘गति’+‘भाषण’+‘चेष्टित’ (movement, speech, behavior)

Speaker

Narrator (Purana narrator conveying a dharma-instructional rule within the Kurma Purana’s discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it supports inner discipline: by restraining speech and mocking imitation, one purifies conduct (ācāra), which is treated in Purāṇic dharma as a prerequisite for steadiness of mind that leads toward Atman-realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights ethical restraint (yama-like discipline), especially control of speech and behavior—foundational for Yoga practice in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching atmosphere, including Pāśupata-style seriousness, humility, and non-derision.

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

This verse is primarily a dharma rule rather than a theological statement; however, its emphasis on disciplined conduct aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic ethos where devotion and restraint support worship across Shaiva-Vaishnava traditions.