Shloka 2

Saṃnyāsa-dharma — Qualifications, Threefold Renunciation, and the Conduct of the Yati

Devanagari script

अग्नीनात्मनी संस्थाप्य द्विजः प्रव्रजितो भवेत् / योगाभ्यासरतः शान्तो ब्रह्मविद्यापरायणः

Transliteration

agnīnātmanī saṃsthāpya dvijaḥ pravrajito bhavet / yogābhyāsarataḥ śānto brahmavidyāparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

مقدّس آگنیوں کو اپنے ہی آتما میں قائم کر کے دِوِج کو پرَوْرَجِت (سنیاسی) ہونا چاہیے—یوگ کے ابھ्यास میں مشغول، دل سے پُرسکون، اور برہماوِدیا میں کامل طور پر پرایَن۔

Word by Word

• अग्नीन्: fires
• अग्नीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) बहुवचनम्

• आत्मनि: in oneself
• आत्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/Locative) एकवचनम्

• संस्थाप्य: having established
• संस्थाप्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययम् (gerund): having स्थापित/placed (having established)

• द्विजः: a twice-born (Brāhmaṇa)
• द्विजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्

• प्रव्रजितः: gone forth (as a renunciate)
• प्रव्रजितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√व्रज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः भूतकाले; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्; संज्ञा/विशेषणम् (gone forth, renounced)

• भवेत्: should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person) एकवचनम्

• योग-अभ्यास-रतः: devoted to yoga practice
• योग-अभ्यास-रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग + अभ्यास + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्; योगाभ्यासे रतः (devoted to practice of yoga)

• शान्तः: peaceful
• शान्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्

• ब्रह्म-विद्या-परायणः: devoted to knowledge of Brahman
• ब्रह्म-विद्या-परायणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विद्या + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचनम्; ब्रह्मविद्यायां परायणः (wholly devoted to Brahma-knowledge)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma and renunciation

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kurma
• Brahman
• Atman
• Agni
• Dvija
• Yoga

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Atman as the true locus of sacred worship: the external Vedic fires are internalized, implying that realization of the Self/Brahman is the highest sacrifice and the foundation of liberation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes sustained yoga-abhyāsa (disciplined practice) leading to śānti (mental tranquility), and it frames renunciation as a life centered on meditation and brahma-vidyā—contemplative knowledge of ultimate reality.

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

While not naming Shiva directly, its teaching reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: the inner sacrifice, Yoga, and Brahman-knowledge align with both Shaiva (yogic/ascetic) and Vaishnava (Lord Kurma’s instruction) streams, pointing to a shared non-sectarian goal of realization.