Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 3

Snātaka and Gṛhastha-Dharma: Conduct, Marriage Norms, Daily Rites, and Liberating Virtues

Devanagari script

वैणवीं धारयेद् यष्टिमन्तर्वासस्तथोत्तरम् / यज्ञोपवीतद्वितयं सोदकं च कमण्डलुम्

Transliteration

vaiṇavīṃ dhārayed yaṣṭimantarvāsastathottaram / yajñopavītadvitayaṃ sodakaṃ ca kamaṇḍalum

Translation

应执持以veṇu（竹/芦）所制之杖，着内衣与上衣，佩两道圣线（祭绳），并携盛满清水之kamaṇḍalu（水罐）。

Word by Word

• vaiṇavīm: made of bamboo (vaiṇava)
• vaiṇavīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiṇavī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies yaṣṭi

• dhārayet: should carry/wear
• dhārayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhiliṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• yaṣṭim: staff
• yaṣṭim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• antarvāsaḥ: inner garment
• antarvāsaḥ: Karma (कर्म/elliptic object list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar-vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘inner garment’

• tathā: and also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction/adverb

• uttaram: upper garment
• uttaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘upper (garment)’ understood

• yajñopavītadvitayam: a pair of sacred threads
• yajñopavītadvitayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajñopavīta-dvitaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: yajñopavīta + dvitaya ‘pair of sacred threads’

• sa-udakam: filled with water
• sa-udakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; karmadhāraya ‘with water’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• kamaṇḍalum: water-pot (kamaṇḍalu)
• kamaṇḍalum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamaṇḍalu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speaker

Likely the narrator (Vyasa/Sūta tradition) conveying a dharma-instruction section within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga; framed as authoritative śāstra-teaching aligned with Hari-Hara synthesis

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Yajñopavīta
• Kamaṇḍalu
• Yaṣṭi

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes external discipline and purity as supports for inner realization; such regulated conduct is presented as a preparatory aid for turning the mind toward the Self beyond rites and possessions.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights the yogic life of restraint and simplicity (ascetic requisites like staff, garments, sacred thread, and water-pot), which functions as a practical foundation for tapas, japa, and meditative steadiness taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented sections.

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

By focusing on shared dharma markers of the renunciate/disciplinarian path, it reflects the Purana’s integrative approach where ascetic observance and yoga are common ground in Hari-Hara-aligned teaching rather than sectarian separation.