Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

उत्सृज्य ग्रामनगरं मासान् विप्रोर्ऽद्धपञ्चमान् / अधीयीत शुचौ देशे ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः

Transliteration

utsṛjya grāmanagaraṃ māsān vipror'ddhapañcamān / adhīyīta śucau deśe brahmacārī samāhitaḥ

Translation

Pagkatapos iwan ang buhay sa nayon at lungsod sa loob ng apat at kalahating buwan, ang mag-aaral na brahmin, na nakatatag sa brahmacarya, may pagpipigil at kapanatagan, ay dapat mag-aral ng Veda sa isang malinis at tahimik na pook.

Word by Word

• उत्सृज्य: having left/abandoned
• उत्सृज्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• ग्रामनगरम्: village and town
• ग्रामनगरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम + नगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (ग्रामं च नगरं च)

• मासान्: months
• मासान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कालपरिमाणे

• विप्रोः: of a Brahmin
• विप्रोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अर्धपञ्चमान्: four and a half (months)
• अर्धपञ्चमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्ध + पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (मासान्); तत्पुरुषः (पञ्चमानां अर्धम्/अर्धेन सह पञ्चमाः) = ‘साढेचार’ (4½)

• अधीयीत: should study/recite
• अधीयीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-इ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शुचौ: in a pure
• शुचौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देशे)

• देशे: place
• देशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मचारी: the celibate student
• ब्रह्मचारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + चारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समाहितः: collected/attentive
• समाहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्रह्मचारी)

Speaker

Traditional narration in the Kurma Purana (didactic instruction attributed to the Purana’s teaching voice, commonly framed as Lord Kurma’s discourse to sages/seekers)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Vipra (Brahmin)
• Brahmacarin

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by prescribing mental collectedness (samāhita) and purity (śuci) as prerequisites for Vedic study, it points to the Atman as realized through disciplined inner steadiness rather than social distraction.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Foundational sādhanā: withdrawal from distracting environments (seclusion), śauca (purity), brahmacarya (continence), and samādhāna/samāhitatva (one-pointed composure)—ethical and mental disciplines that support later yogic absorption.

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

It does not name Shiva or Vishnu explicitly; it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by grounding higher Shaiva-Vaishnava yoga-theology in shared dharmic prerequisites—purity, restraint, and focused study.