Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Prayāga–Gaṅgā Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rules of Pilgrimage

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Devanagari script

ब्रह्मचारी जितक्रोधस्त्रिरात्रं यदि तिष्ठति / सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा सो ऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

brahmacārī jitakrodhastrirātraṃ yadi tiṣṭhati / sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā so 'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

Kung ang isang brahmacārī na may panata, na nagwagi sa galit, ay magpapanatili ng disiplina sa loob ng tatlong gabi, kung gayon—malinis sa lahat ng kasalanan ang kanyang kalooban—matatamo niya ang gantimpalang tulad ng bunga ng Aśvamedha.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मचारी: a celibate student (brahmacārin)
• ब्रह्मचारी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जित-क्रोधः: one who has conquered anger
• जित-क्रोधः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject - qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: ‘जितः क्रोधः येन’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘ब्रह्मचारी’ इति विशेषण

• त्रि-रात्रम्: for three nights
• त्रि-रात्रम्: Kala (काल/Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास: ‘त्रयः रात्रयः’ (as a measure); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तबोधक (conditional particle: if)

• तिष्ठति: stays/stands
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्व-पाप-विशुद्ध-आत्मा: one whose self is purified of all sins
• सर्व-पाप-विशुद्ध-आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject - qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विशुद्ध (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: ‘सर्वैः पापैः विशुद्धः आत्मा यस्य’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘सः’ इति विशेषण

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अश्वमेध-फलम्: the fruit of the Aśvamedha sacrifice
• अश्वमेध-फलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘अश्वमेधस्य फलम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Traditional Purana narrator (Suta/Vyasa lineage) describing vrata-phala within Kurma Purana’s dharma teaching

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Brahmacarya
• Aśvamedha
• Vrata
• Prāyaścitta

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FAQs

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

It implies that inner purification (viśuddhātmā)—achieved through self-restraint and anger-control—makes the practitioner fit for higher realization; ritual merit is shown as attainable through inner discipline, pointing to the primacy of purified consciousness.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights yama-like restraints central to Yoga-shastra—brahmacarya (continence) and krodha-jaya (mastery over anger)—practiced as a timed vrata (three nights), aligning tapas and ethical control with spiritual purification.

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

While not naming them directly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic stance: the same supreme dharma is upheld across Shaiva and Vaishnava frames—inner restraint and tapas are valued as universally efficacious, not limited to sectarian ritual identity.