Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

अन्यैश्च वैदिकैर्मन्त्रैः सौरैः पापप्रणाशनैः / सावित्रीं वै जपेत् पश्चाज्जपयज्ञः स वै स्मृतः

Transliteration

anyaiśca vaidikairmantraiḥ sauraiḥ pāpapraṇāśanaiḥ / sāvitrīṃ vai japet paścājjapayajñaḥ sa vai smṛtaḥ

Translation

并以其他吠陀真言——与苏利耶（Sūrya，太阳）相应、能摧灭罪垢者——随后诵持萨维特丽（Sāvitrī，伽雅特丽 Gāyatrī）。此确被忆念为以诵念而行的祭（japa-yajña）。

Word by Word

• anyaiḥ: with other
• anyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.)/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), बहुवचन (Pl.); विशेषण to ‘mantraiḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• vaidikaiḥ: Vedic
• vaidikaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaidika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.)/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), बहुवचन; विशेषण to ‘mantraiḥ’

• mantraiḥ: with mantras
• mantraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), बहुवचन (Pl.)

• sauraiḥ: solar (pertaining to the Sun)
• sauraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.)/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), बहुवचन; विशेषण to ‘mantraiḥ’

• pāpa-praṇāśanaiḥ: sin-destroying
• pāpa-praṇāśanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa + praṇāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.)/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), बहुवचन; विशेषण to ‘mantraiḥ’

• sāvitrīm: the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī)
• sāvitrīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (Sg.)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis

• japet: should recite
• japet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Sg.), परस्मैपद

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), काल/अनुक्रमवाचक (temporal adverb)

• japa-yajñaḥ: japa-sacrifice (sacrifice of recitation)
• japa-yajñaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: japa + yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (Sg.)

• saḥ: that (it)
• saḥ: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (Sg.)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis

• smṛtaḥ: is called/considered
• smṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु)
• Form: स्मृत (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन; predicate ‘is called/considered’

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing sages on dharma and mantra-practice

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it teaches purification (pāpa-kṣaya) through disciplined japa, which traditionally prepares the mind for Atman-realization by making it fit for dhyāna and Vedic insight.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Mantra-yoga in the form of japa-yajña—systematic recitation of Vedic and Sūrya-mantras, culminating in Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) japa as a central purificatory and contemplative practice.

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

By emphasizing Vedic japa and purification rather than sectarian exclusivity, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s integrative ethos where devotion, discipline, and inner purity support both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva sādhanā frameworks.