Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

पुत्रेषु वाथ निवसन् ब्रह्मचारी यतिर्मुनिः / वेदमेवाभ्यसेन्नित्यं स याति परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

putreṣu vātha nivasan brahmacārī yatirmuniḥ / vedamevābhyasennityaṃ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim

Translation

无论住在子孙之间（为居士家主），或作梵行者（brahmacārin）、出离者（yati）、或圣贤牟尼——都应恒常唯学《吠陀》；由此得至至上归趣。

Word by Word

• putreṣu: among/with sons
• putreṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (particle of alternative)

• atha: then/also
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—अनन्तर/प्रसङ्गार्थक (then/also)

• nivasan: dwelling
• nivasan: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-√vas (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘निवसन्’ (dwelling)

• brahmacārī: a celibate student
• brahmacārī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacārin (प्रातिपदिक; brahma+cārin)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आश्रमवाचक

• yatiḥ: an ascetic
• yatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• muniḥ: a sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vedam: the Veda
• vedam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• eva: alone/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात—अवधारणार्थक

• abhyaset: should अभ्यास/recite-study
• abhyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• nityam: daily, always
• nityam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nityam (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक nitya)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण—‘सदा’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yāti: goes/attains
• yāti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• paramām: supreme
• paramām: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘गतिम्’ विशेषण

• gatim: state/goal
• gatim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna (contextual dharma teaching)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Brahmacharya
• Yati
• Muni
• Paramā Gati (Moksha)

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FAQs

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

It implies that realization of the highest state (paramā gati) is supported by constant alignment with Vedic revelation, which points the seeker beyond social role to the transcendent goal of liberation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds svādhyāya (daily scriptural recitation/study) as a core sādhana; in Kurma Purana’s discipline-oriented spirituality (including Pāśupata-influenced rigor), steady Veda-abhyāsa functions as a purifying practice that stabilizes mind and conduct.

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

While Shiva and Vishnu are not named here, the teaching reflects the Purana’s synthesis: liberation is grounded in shared dharmic disciplines (like svādhyāya) upheld across Shaiva and Vaishnava paths, emphasizing practice and realization over sectarian identity.