Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 13

Gṛhastha Livelihood, Āpad-dharma, and Sacrificial Stewardship of Wealth

Devanagari script

कुशूलधान्यको वा स्यात् कुम्भीधान्यक एव वा / त्र्यहैहिको वापि भवेदश्वस्तनिक एव च

Transliteration

kuśūladhānyako vā syāt kumbhīdhānyaka eva vā / tryahaihiko vāpi bhavedaśvastanika eva ca

Translation

Người ấy có thể là người tích trữ thóc trong kho, hoặc chỉ chứa trong chum vại; hoặc sống với lương thực đủ ba ngày; hay thậm chí chỉ đủ cho ngày mai.

Word by Word

• कुशूल-धान्यकः: one who stores grain in a granary
• कुशूल-धान्यकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशूल (प्रातिपदिक) + धान्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कुशूलस्य धान्यकः)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• स्यात्: may be/should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कुम्भी-धान्यकः: one who stores grain in a pot/jar
• कुम्भी-धान्यकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भी (प्रातिपदिक) + धान्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कुम्भ्याः धान्यकः)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (only/indeed)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• त्र्यह-ऐहिकः: one with provisions for three days
• त्र्यह-ऐहिकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यह (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐहिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (त्र्यह-परिमितः ऐहिकः: having provisions for three days)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (also)

• भवेत्: may be/should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अश्वः-तनिकः: one with provisions only for tomorrow
• अश्वः-तनिकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वः (प्रातिपदिक; here in sense ‘tomorrow’) + तनिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अश्वः=श्वः ‘tomorrow’ + तनिक: having only for tomorrow)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/only)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

Speaker

Narrator/teacher voice within the dharma instruction (contextually framed in the Kurma Purana’s discourse tradition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Gṛhastha (householder)
• Dāna (charity)
• Yama-niyama (discipline)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by regulating possession and dependence, it supports inner steadiness (sattva) that aids Self-knowledge; the verse itself focuses on dharmic livelihood rather than explicit Atman metaphysics.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights the ethical ground of Yoga—restraint in accumulation and disciplined sustenance (akin to aparigraha and santoṣa)—which the Kurma Purana treats as supportive of higher sādhanā, including Shaiva-Vaishnava devotional synthesis.

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

It does not name Shiva or Vishnu directly; it contributes to the shared dharmic foundation that the Kurma Purana uses to harmonize Shaiva and Vaishnava paths through common discipline and right living.