Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 111

Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas

Devanagari script

उद्धृत्य वा यथाशक्ति किञ्चिदन्नं समाहितः / वेदतत्त्वार्थविदुषे द्विजायैवोपपादयेत्

Transliteration

uddhṛtya vā yathāśakti kiñcidannaṃ samāhitaḥ / vedatattvārthaviduṣe dvijāyaivopapādayet

Translation

或者，心神安住、随己之力，分出少许食物，恭敬供养通达吠陀真实义趣的二生婆罗门。

Word by Word

• उद्धृत्य: having taken out / having procured
• उद्धृत्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः; धातु: √हृ (हरणे) उपसर्ग: उद्

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (particle of option)

• यथा-शक्ति: according to one’s ability
• यथा-शक्ति: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial)

• किञ्चित्: some
• किञ्चित्: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; अनिश्चितपरिमाणवाचक (some)

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• समाहितः: being composed / attentive
• समाहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√धा (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अर्थ: ‘समाधित/एकाग्र’

• वेद-तत्त्व-अर्थ-विदुषे: to the knower of the Veda’s truth and meaning
• वेद-तत्त्व-अर्थ-विदुषे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रधान समास (determinative); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन (विदुषे)

• द्विजाय: to a twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विजाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

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

• उपपादयेत्: should offer/present
• उपपादयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√पद्/√पाद (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; causative sense ‘to present/offer’

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on Dharma

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Dvija (twice-born Brahmin)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes inner composure (samāhita) and reverence for Vedic truth (veda-tattva-artha), suggesting that dharmic action performed with a collected mind supports inner purification conducive to Self-knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights samādhāna/samāhita-bhāva—mental collectedness and attentive intention—applied to karma (charitable giving). This aligns with yogic discipline where outward acts are steadied by inward concentration.

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

While not naming Shiva, the teaching reflects the Purana’s synthesis: disciplined, sattvic giving and Vedic truth-honoring conduct are shared foundations across Shaiva-Vaishnava dharma, supporting the same goal of purification and liberation.