Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 35

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Devanagari script

भ्रातुर्भार्योपसंग्राह्या सवर्णाहन्यहन्यपि / विप्रोष्य तूपसंग्राह्या ज्ञातिसंबन्धियोषितः

Transliteration

bhrāturbhāryopasaṃgrāhyā savarṇāhanyahanyapi / viproṣya tūpasaṃgrāhyā jñātisaṃbandhiyoṣitaḥ

Translation

Dẫu nàng cùng một varṇa, cũng không bao giờ—dù ngày này qua ngày khác—được lấy vợ của anh em mình. Chỉ khi người anh em đã đi xa, vắng mặt hay mất tích, thì theo quy tắc đã nêu, mới có thể cưới người nữ thân thuộc do mối liên hệ họ tộc.

Word by Word

• भ्रातुः: of (one’s) brother
• भ्रातुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/उद्देश्य), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• उपसंग्राह्या: should be accepted/received
• उपसंग्राह्या: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-सम्-ग्रह् (धातु) + यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: यत्-कृत्य (gerundive/obligatory), प्रथमा एकवचन स्त्रीलिङ्ग; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• सवर्णा: of the same varṇa/class
• सवर्णा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन स्त्रीलिङ्ग; विशेषण (qualifier)

• अहनि: on a day
• अहनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• अहनि: day by day
• अहनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी एकवचन नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for distributive sense)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• विप्रोष्य: having gone away/being away
• विप्रोष्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-प्र-वस्/उष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेष (but/indeed)

• उपसंग्राह्या: should be accepted
• उपसंग्राह्या: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-सम्-ग्रह् (धातु) + यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: यत्-कृत्य (gerundive), प्रथमा एकवचन स्त्रीलिङ्ग; विधेय-विशेषण

• ज्ञाति: kinsman/relative
• ज्ञाति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (stem) used as first member in compound

• संबन्धि: connected/related
• संबन्धि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संबन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): ज्ञाति-संबन्धि = ‘related to a kinsman’; प्रातिपदिक as compound member

• योषितः: women (female relatives)
• योषितः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समास-समस्तपद: ज्ञाति-संबन्धि-योषितः = ‘women related to kinsmen’

Speaker

Suta (narrator) conveying dharma-instructions of the Kurma Purana’s teaching section

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: shanta

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily dharma-śāstra in tone, focusing on social-ethical restraint (niyama). In the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual arc, such restraint supports inner purity that becomes a prerequisite for steadiness in yoga and contemplation of the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct yogic technique is taught here; instead it emphasizes ethical discipline—avoiding forbidden relations—which functions as a foundational niyama (conduct-restraint) supporting later Pāśupata-oriented practice and mental steadiness.

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

It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it contributes to the Kurma Purana’s shared dharma framework that undergirds both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths, preparing the practitioner for later integrative teachings.