Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 29

Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः व्यभिचाररता नार्यः संत्याज्याः पतिनेरिताः / अस्माभिरेषा सुभगा तादृशी त्यागमर्हति

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ vyabhicāraratā nāryaḥ saṃtyājyāḥ patineritāḥ / asmābhireṣā subhagā tādṛśī tyāgamarhati

Translation

رشیوں نے کہا: 'بدکاری میں ملوث عورتیں شوہروں کے ذریعہ چھوڑ دینے کے قابل بتائی گئی ہیں۔ ہمارے خیال میں یہ حسینہ بھی ویسی ہی ہے، لہذا چھوڑ دینے کے لائق ہے۔'

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• व्यभिचार-रताः: addicted to adultery
• व्यभिचार-रताः: विशेषण (Qualifier of नार्यः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यभिचार (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः — ‘delighting in adultery’

• नार्यः: women
• नार्यः: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सं-त्याज्याः: should be abandoned
• सं-त्याज्याः: विधेय (Predicate; obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत् (Gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural) — ‘to be abandoned’

• पति-नेरिताः: as instructed by the husband
• पति-नेरिताः: विशेषण (Qualifier of संत्याज्याः/नार्यः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + नेरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नि/नीर्/ईर् caus.)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः — ‘directed/commanded by the husband’

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: कर्ता (Agent in passive sense / speaker group)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural) — ‘by us’

• एषा: this (woman)
• एषा: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुभगा: fortunate/beautiful
• सुभगा: विशेषण (Qualifier of एषा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तादृशी: such
• तादृशी: विशेषण (Qualifier of एषा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘such (as she is)’

• त्यागम्: abandonment
• त्यागम्: कर्म (Object of अर्हति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अर्हति: deserves
• अर्हति: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

The sages (Ṛṣis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Rishis
• Dharma (marital ethics)
• Vyabhicara (adultery)

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly teach Ātman metaphysics; it frames dharma at the social-ethical level, implying that moral restraint is a prerequisite for higher spiritual disciplines taught elsewhere in the Purāṇa.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yoga technique is stated, but the verse supports yama-niyama style discipline (ethical restraint) that undergirds Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā and the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual program.

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

It does not address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity directly; it contributes to the shared dharmic foundation that both Shaiva and Vaishnava teachings in the Kurma Purana presuppose.