Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 33 Shloka 83 - Kurma Purana | Urdu | Vedapath

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Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 83

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Devanagari script

हुङ्कारं ब्राह्मणस्योक्त्वा त्वङ्कारं च गरीयसः / स्नात्वानश्नन्नहः शेषं प्रणिपत्य प्रसादयेत्

Transliteration

huṅkāraṃ brāhmaṇasyoktvā tvaṅkāraṃ ca garīyasaḥ / snātvānaśnannahaḥ śeṣaṃ praṇipatya prasādayet

Translation

اگر کسی نے برہمن کو حقارت سے ‘ہُوں’ کہا ہو، یا کسی بزرگ و معزز کو ‘تم’ کہہ کر بےادبی کی ہو، تو غسل کرے، دن کے باقی حصے میں کچھ نہ کھائے، اور سجدۂ تعظیم کر کے معافی طلب کرے۔

Word by Word

हुङ्कारम्the utterance ‘huṅ’ (a rude exclamation)

ब्राह्मणस्यof a Brahmin

उक्त्वाhaving uttered

त्वङ्कारम्the utterance ‘tvaṅ’ (insulting address)

चand

गरीयसःof a superior (elder)

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

अनश्नन्not eating

अहःthe day

शेषम्remaining

प्रणिपत्यhaving prostrated

प्रसादयेत्should propitiate

Speaker

Sūta (narrating traditional dharma-instructions within the Kurma Purana’s discourse to the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

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

It does not directly define Ātman; it teaches dharmic self-discipline—purifying speech and ego through restraint, fasting, and humility—which supports inner clarity valued in the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual teaching.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes preparatory disciplines akin to yama/niyama: control of speech, ritual bathing (śauca), fasting (tapas), and prostration (vinaya). These cultivate the ethical ground on which higher practices—often framed as Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner purification in the Kurma Purana—can mature.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Purana’s shared dharmic foundation—humility, purity, and reverence for spiritual authority—compatible with both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths that the Kurma Purana often harmonizes.