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

محض ذکر کے لیے، بالواسطہ طور پر بھی اُن کا نام نہ لے۔ اور اُن کی چال، اندازِ گفتگو یا حرکات کی نقل نہ کرے۔

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.