Shloka 24

Dharma of Non-Injury, Non-Stealing, Purity, and Avoidance of Hypocrisy (Ācāra and Saṅkarya-Nivṛtti)

Devanagari script

हिमवद्विन्ध्ययोर्मध्ये पूर्वपश्चिमयोः शुभम् / मुक्त्वा समुद्रयोर्देशं नान्यत्र निवसेद् द्विजः

Transliteration

himavadvindhyayormadhye pūrvapaścimayoḥ śubham / muktvā samudrayordeśaṃ nānyatra nivased dvijaḥ

Translation

ہمالیہ اور وِندھیا کے درمیان، مشرق سے مغرب تک جو مبارک خطہ ہے، دِوِج کو وہیں رہنا چاہیے؛ دونوں سمندروں کے ساحلی علاقوں کو چھوڑ کر کہیں اور نہ بسے۔

Word by Word

• हिमवत्-विन्ध्ययोः: of Himavat and Vindhya
• हिमवत्-विन्ध्ययोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + विन्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) — 'of Himavat and Vindhya'

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक — 'in the middle'

• पूर्व-पश्चिमयोः: of the east and west
• पूर्व-पश्चिमयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) — 'of east and west'

• शुभम्: the auspicious (place)
• शुभम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद — 'auspicious (region/thing)'

• मुक्त्वा: having left; excluding
• मुक्त्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (अव्ययभाव/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), परस्मैपदी; अर्थ: 'having left/excepting'

• समुद्रयोः: of the two seas
• समुद्रयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन — 'of the two seas'

• देशम्: the region
• देशम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म — 'region'

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: देशाधिकरण-विशेषण (Locative adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place) — 'elsewhere'

• निवसेत्: should reside
• निवसेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी — 'should dwell'

• द्विजः: the twice-born man
• द्विजः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता — 'a twice-born (Brahmin)'

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages/seekers on dharma and sacred geography

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Himavat (Himalaya)
• Vindhya
• Samudra (the seas)

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FAQs

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

This verse is not a direct metaphysical teaching on Ātman; it frames a dharmic outer discipline—right place and manner of living—as supportive groundwork for purity and steadiness that later enable higher knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is described; the verse emphasizes desha-niyama (discipline of place), a dharmic support for sādhana—living in a region considered conducive to sattva and Vedic practice, which in the Kurma tradition complements devotional and yogic pursuits (including Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis).

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

The verse is primarily dharma-geographical and does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; indirectly, it reflects the Purana’s shared dharmic foundation that undergirds both Shaiva and Vaishnava sādhanā within the Kurma Purana’s integrative framework.