Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 7

Saṃnyāsa-dharma — Qualifications, Threefold Renunciation, and the Conduct of the Yati

Devanagari script

वेदमेवाभ्यसेन्नित्यं निराशी निष्परिग्रहः / प्रोच्यते वेदसंन्यासी मुमुक्षुर्विजितेन्द्रियः

Transliteration

vedamevābhyasennityaṃ nirāśī niṣparigrahaḥ / procyate vedasaṃnyāsī mumukṣurvijitendriyaḥ

Translation

Người ấy nên thường hằng chỉ chuyên học Veda, không mong cầu và không chấp thủ sở hữu. Vị cầu giải thoát (mokṣa), đã hàng phục các căn, được tuyên gọi là “veda-saṃnyāsī” (bậc xuất ly theo Veda).

Word by Word

• वेदम्: the Veda
• वेदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative 2nd (द्वितीया), Singular

• एव: only, indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-अव्यय)

• अभ्यसेत्: should study/practise
• अभ्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√as (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन)

• निराशी: without desire/expectation
• निराशी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir- (उपसर्ग) + āśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘without expectation’

• निष्परिग्रहः: non-possessive
• निष्परिग्रहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nis- (उपसर्ग) + parigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘without possessions/acceptance’

• प्रोच्यते: is called
• प्रोच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि-प्रयोग), 3rd person, Singular

• वेदसंन्यासी: a Veda-renouncer
• वेदसंन्यासी: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃnyāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: ‘veda-saṃnyāsin’; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate nominative

• मुमुक्षुः: one desiring liberation
• मुमुक्षुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √muc (धातु) + san (सन्) + u (उ)
• Form: Desiderative derivative (सन्नन्त-प्रातिपदिक) ‘mumukṣu’; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विजितेन्द्रियः: having conquered the senses
• विजितेन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vijita (प्रातिपदिक; √ji + kta) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: ‘vijita-indriya’ = ‘whose senses are conquered’; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the sages/seekers on dharma and renunciation

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Saṃnyāsa
• Mokṣa

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FAQs

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

By defining the mumukṣu as desireless, non-possessive, and sense-conquered, the verse points to inner withdrawal from the non-Self (objects and cravings), a prerequisite for realizing the Atman through Vedic wisdom.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes core sādhana: nitya-vedābhyāsa (steady scriptural discipline), vairāgya (nirāśī), aparigraha/non-grasping (niṣparigraha), and indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint)—foundational limbs that support dhyāna and liberation-oriented Yoga.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇa’s synthesis: liberation is taught through Veda-grounded renunciation and Yoga virtues shared across Śaiva-Pāśupata and Vaiṣṇava streams, presenting mokṣa as a single, Vedic goal beyond sectarian division.