Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

अनन्यचेतसः शान्ता ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः / उपास्य विधिवत् संध्यां प्राप्ताः पूर्वं परां गतिम्

Transliteration

ananyacetasaḥ śāntā brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ / upāsya vidhivat saṃdhyāṃ prāptāḥ pūrvaṃ parāṃ gatim

Translation

یکسو دل، پُرسکون اور ویدوں کے پارنگت برہمنوں نے شریعتِ ودھی کے مطابق سندھیا کی اوپاسنا کرکے پہلے ہی پرم گتی حاصل کی۔

Word by Word

• ananya-cetasaḥ: with undistracted minds
• ananya-cetasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananya (प्रातिपदिक) + cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana; Bahuvrīhi-sense but form as tatpuruṣa: (अनन्यं चेतः येषाम्) qualifying brāhmaṇāḥ

• śāntāḥ: peaceful
• śāntāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta (कृदन्त; √śam (शम् धातु), kta)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana; Kta (क्त) past participle

• brāhmaṇāḥ: brāhmaṇas
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana

• veda-pāragāḥ: versed in the Veda; having reached the far shore of the Veda
• veda-pāragāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + pāra (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana; Tatpuruṣa (वेदस्य पारं गताः)

• upāsya: having worshipped
• upāsya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√ās (आस् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यबन्त), having worshipped

• vidhivat: according to the prescribed rule
• vidhivat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhi + vat (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable adverb), ‘according to rule’

• saṃdhyām: Sandhyā (worship)
• saṃdhyām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana

• prāptāḥ: attained
• prāptāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past participle used predicatively; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana

• pūrvam: formerly
• pūrvam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb), ‘formerly/earlier’

• parām: supreme
• parām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana

• gatim: state/goal
• gatim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana

Speaker

Narrator/Sage (Purana discourse voice) describing dharma and disciplined practice

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Brahmanas
• Vedas
• Sandhya (Sandhya-vandana)

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FAQs

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

It implies that the “supreme state” is reached through inner one-pointedness (ananya-cetas) and peace (śānti), indicating that liberation is aligned with stabilized consciousness rather than mere ritualism.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights disciplined upāsanā through Sandhyā worship performed विधिवत् (according to rule), together with single-minded concentration and tranquility—features consistent with yogic niyama, dhyāna-like steadiness, and purification taught across Kurma Purana’s praxis-oriented dharma.

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

Though neither Shiva nor Vishnu is named here, the verse reflects the Purana’s synthesis: liberation is presented as attainable through regulated upāsanā and inner steadiness—principles shared across Shaiva (Pāśupata-style discipline) and Vaishnava devotional frameworks rather than sectarian exclusivity.