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Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 59

Brahmacārin-Dharma: Guru-Sevā, Daily Vedic Study, Gāyatrī-Japa, and Anadhyāya Regulations

Devanagari script

पुष्ये तु छन्दसां कुर्याद् बहिरुत्सर्जनं द्विजः / माघशुक्लस्य वा प्राप्ते पूर्वाह्ने प्रथमे ऽहनि

Transliteration

puṣye tu chandasāṃ kuryād bahirutsarjanaṃ dvijaḥ / māghaśuklasya vā prāpte pūrvāhne prathame 'hani

Translation

Vào ngày sao Puṣya, người nhị sinh nên cử hành nghi thức bahir-utsarjana, lễ “tiễn đưa” việc tụng đọc Veda của mình; hoặc khi đến nửa tháng sáng của Māgha, hãy làm vào ngày đầu tiên, vào buổi tiền trưa.

Word by Word

पुष्येwhen (the nakṣatra) Puṣya (prevails)

तुbut/indeed

छन्दसाम्of the Vedic hymns/metres

कुर्यात्should perform

बहिःoutside

उत्सर्जनम्dismissal/letting go

द्विजःa twice-born (Brahmin)

माघशुक्लस्यof the bright fortnight of Māgha

वाor

प्राप्तेwhen (it) has arrived

पूर्वाह्नेin the forenoon

प्रथमेon the first

अहनिday

Speaker

Suta (narrator) relaying the dharma-instructions attributed to the Kurma Purana’s teaching lineage

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Puṣya

Māgha (Śukla Pakṣa)

Dvija

Chandas (Veda)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames disciplined Vedic practice (regulated study and rites) as a preparatory purification that supports steadiness of mind—an essential prerequisite for realizing the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s higher instruction.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse emphasizes niyama-like discipline—right timing, ritual order, and purity around Vedic recitation. In the Kurma Purana’s broader soteriology, such regulated conduct supports concentration (dhāraṇā) and inner clarity that mature into Yoga and devotion.

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

By placing Vedic-rite discipline at the foundation of spiritual life, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s inclusive framework where Vedic authority undergirds both Śaiva (including Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava paths—different expressions grounded in one dharmic order.