Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 3

Śrāddha-Kāla-Nirṇaya: Proper Times, Nakṣatra Fruits, Tīrtha Merit, and Offerings for Ancestral Rites

Devanagari script

प्रतिपत्प्रभृति ह्यन्यास्तिथयः कृष्णपक्षके / चतुर्दशीं वर्जयित्वा प्रशस्ता ह्युत्तरोत्तराः

Transliteration

pratipatprabhṛti hyanyāstithayaḥ kṛṣṇapakṣake / caturdaśīṃ varjayitvā praśastā hyuttarottarāḥ

Translation

Mula sa unang tithi (Pratipat) pataas, ang iba pang mga araw-lunar sa Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (madilim na kalahati) ay kapuri-puri—maliban sa Caturdaśī (ika-14); at sunod-sunod silang lalong nagiging mapalad.

Word by Word

• प्रतिपत्-प्रभृति: starting from pratipat
• प्रतिपत्-प्रभृति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रतिपद् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अव्ययीभाव-समास; अर्थः—'from pratipat onwards' (प्रभृत्यर्थे)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphatic/causal sense

• अन्याः: other
• अन्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; adjective qualifying तिथयः

• तिथयः: lunar days (tithis)
• तिथयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• कृष्ण-पक्षके: in the dark fortnight
• कृष्ण-पक्षके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; locative—'in the dark fortnight'

• चतुर्दशीम्: the fourteenth (tithi)
• चतुर्दशीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• वर्जयित्वा: having excluded
• वर्जयित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृज्/वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having excluded/omitted'

• प्रशस्ताः: are commendable
• प्रशस्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशस्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; predicate adjective to तिथयः

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis

• उत्तर-उत्तराः: successively later (ones)
• उत्तर-उत्तराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; comparative-iterative sense 'each succeeding (one)'; qualifies तिथयः

Speaker

Suta (narrator) relaying the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching context to the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Krishna Paksha
• Pratipat
• Chaturdashi
• Tithi

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames dharma as disciplined alignment with cosmic order (kāla/tithi). In the Kurma Purana’s larger synthesis, such ordered observance supports inner purity that enables knowledge of the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse focuses on vrata-timing (tithi selection) rather than a specific technique. In Kurma Purana praxis, correct observance of time-bound vows functions as preparatory discipline (niyama-like restraint) supporting higher yoga and devotion.

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

Not explicitly; it teaches a shared dharma framework of sacred time. In the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such calendrical observances are common supports for both Shiva- and Vishnu-oriented worship leading toward one supreme reality.