Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 24

Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas

Devanagari script

ओङ्कारव्याहृतियुतां गायत्रीं वेदमातरम् / जप्त्वा जलाञ्जलिं दद्याद् भास्करं प्रति तन्मनाः

Transliteration

oṅkāravyāhṛtiyutāṃ gāyatrīṃ vedamātaram / japtvā jalāñjaliṃ dadyād bhāskaraṃ prati tanmanāḥ

Translation

اومکار اور ویاہرتیوں کے ساتھ وید ماتا گایتری کا جپ کر کے، پھر دل کو بھاسکر (سورج) پر جما کر پانی کی انجلی نذر کرے۔

Word by Word

• oṅkāra-vyāhṛti-yutām: endowed with oṃ and the vyāhṛtis
• oṅkāra-vyāhṛti-yutām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: oṅkāra+vyāhṛti+yuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; समासः ‘ओङ्कार-व्याहृतिभिः युता’ (endowed with oṃ and vyāhṛtis)

• gāyatrīm: the Gāyatrī (mantra)
• gāyatrīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāyatrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• veda-mātaram: mother of the Vedas
• veda-mātaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda+mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदानां माता)

• japtvā: having recited
• japtvā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• jala-añjalim: a handful of water (water-offering)
• jala-añjalim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala+añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (जलस्य अञ्जलिः)

• dadyāt: should offer/give
• dadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• bhāskaram: to the Sun
• bhāskaram: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• prati: towards
• prati: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preposition-like), ‘towards’

• tat-manāḥ: with mind intent (on him)
• tat-manāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad+manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः ‘तस्मिन् मनः यस्य’ (whose mind is fixed on that)

Speaker

Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the proper observance of Sandhya-vandana and daily dharma

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Om (Oṅkāra)
• Vyāhṛtis
• Gāyatrī
• Veda-mātā (Mother of the Vedas)
• Bhāskara (Sūrya)

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FAQs

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

By prescribing focused japa and a mindful offering, the verse implies that inner concentration (tanmanāḥ) is essential—ritual becomes a means to steady awareness toward the indwelling Divine reality reflected through Sūrya as a visible support for contemplation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-yoga through Gāyatrī-japa (with Oṁ and vyāhṛtis) and dhyāna-like one-pointedness (tanmanāḥ), integrating external arghya (water-offering) with internal mental fixation—typical of Kurma Purana’s disciplined nitya-karma leading toward yogic steadiness.

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

Though not naming Śiva directly, it reflects the Purana’s synthesis: devotion and disciplined practice are offered to a divine manifestation (Bhāskara) while being taught by Viṣṇu as Kūrma—showing that proper yoga-dharma is honored across deity-forms within a unified sacred framework.