Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

ततः संमार्जनं कुर्यादापो हि ष्ठा मयोभुवः / इदमापः प्रवहत व्याहृतिभिस्तथैव च

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃmārjanaṃ kuryādāpo hi ṣṭhā mayobhuvaḥ / idamāpaḥ pravahata vyāhṛtibhistathaiva ca

Translation

随后应行净拭之仪（洒水并拭净），因为诸水确能赐生、赐乐。口诵“此诸水——流行吧！”，并同样配合诵出诸 vyāhṛti 而行之。

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• संमार्जनम्: cleansing (act)
• संमार्जनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संमार्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म; ‘cleansing’

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should do’

• आपः: waters
• आपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (pluralia tantum), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; मन्त्रे सम्बोधनार्थं/कर्तृभावे

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/अवधारण

• ष्ठा: stand/be (present)
• ष्ठा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; वैदिक-रूप ‘ṣṭhā’ = ‘stand/be’

• मयोभुवः: bringing delight/benefit
• मयोभुवः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मयस् (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (धातु) → मयोभू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् आपः; ‘source of delight/benefit’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म; ‘this (mantra)’

• आपः: O waters / the waters
• आपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (pluralia tantum), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बोधन/कर्तृभावे

• प्रवहत: flow forth / carry away
• प्रवहत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘flow forth/carry away’

• व्याहृतिभिः: with the vyāhṛtis
• व्याहृतिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याहृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrument/means

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय

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

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

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s ritual instructions as taught in the tradition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Āpaḥ (sacred waters)
• Vyāhṛtis (bhūḥ-bhuvaḥ-svaḥ)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes inner readiness through purity—water and mantra remove impediments so the practitioner becomes fit for dhyāna and Self-knowledge, a recurring premise in Kurma Purana’s dharma and yoga teaching.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A preparatory limb: ritual and mental purification (saṃmārjana) empowered by mantra (vyāhṛtis). In Kurma Purana-style yoga, such śauca supports steadiness of mind before japa, prāṇāyāma, and contemplation.

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

By using universally accepted Vedic mantras and purity rites rather than sectarian markers, it reflects the Purana’s integrative stance: the same sacred means (water, vyāhṛtis) prepare one for devotion and realization aligned with both Shaiva and Vaishnava streams.