Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 10

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

Devanagari script

साधयेद् दन्तकाष्ठादीन् लब्धं चास्मै निवेदयेत् / अनापृच्छ्य न गन्तव्यं भवेत् प्रियहिते रतः

Transliteration

sādhayed dantakāṣṭhādīn labdhaṃ cāsmai nivedayet / anāpṛcchya na gantavyaṃ bhavet priyahite rataḥ

Translation

Dapat siyang maghanda ng patpat na panlinis ng ngipin at iba pa, at anumang makuha niya ay ialay sa Guro. Huwag umalis nang hindi humihingi ng pahintulot; manatiling tapat sa mga bagay na nakalulugod at kapaki-pakinabang sa guru.

Word by Word

• साधयेत्: should procure/arrange
• साधयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• दन्तकाष्ठादीन्: tooth-sticks and the like
• दन्तकाष्ठादीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्तकाष्ठ + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative), बहुवचन (plural); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दन्तस्य काष्ठम्) + ‘आदि’ (etc.)

• लब्धम्: what has been obtained
• लब्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative), एकवचन (singular); ‘प्राप्तम्’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (dative), एकवचन (singular)

• निवेदयेत्: should present/offer
• निवेदयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अनापृच्छ्य: without asking (permission)
• अनापृच्छ्य: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल/absolutive circumstance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन् + आ + पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘अनापृच्छ्य’ = ‘न आपृच्छ्य’ (without asking)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• गन्तव्यम्: one should go / it is proper to go
• गन्तव्यम्: Vidhi (विधि/obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (gerundive/तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन; भावे प्रयोगः—‘it is to be gone/one should go’

• भवेत्: should be
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रियहिते: in what is pleasing and beneficial
• प्रियहिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय + हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative), एकवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (प्रियं च हितं च)

• रतः: engaged/devoted
• रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘आसक्तः/निरतः’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic instruction on dharma; framed as traditional teaching attributed to the Kurma Purana’s didactic voice)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Disciple (śiṣya)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it teaches self-discipline and ego-reduction through guru-service, which is treated in the Kaurma tradition as a prerequisite for inner knowledge (ātma-jñāna) and steadiness in yoga.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes preparatory yogic disciplines—seva (service), niyama-like restraint, obedience, and humility—supporting later contemplative practice by purifying conduct and stabilizing the mind.

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

It does not name them directly; it presents a shared dharmic ground honored in both Shaiva and Vaishnava streams—guru-bhakti and disciplined conduct—as the common doorway to Ishvara-oriented yoga.