Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

ध्यायीत सततं देवमेकान्ते परमेश्वरम् / एकान्नं वर्जयेन्नित्यं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्

Transliteration

dhyāyīta satataṃ devamekānte parameśvaram / ekānnaṃ varjayennityaṃ kāmaṃ krodhaṃ parigraham

Translation

应当在寂静独处之中，恒常观想神圣的至上主——帕拉梅湿伐罗（Parameśvara）。并应常常避免只食一种食物，且舍离欲（kāma）、嗔（krodha）与占有执取（parigraha）。

Word by Word

• ध्यायीत: should meditate
• ध्यायीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• देवम्: God
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एकान्ते: in solitude
• एकान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकान्त (प्रातिपदिक; एक + अन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; परम + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (परमः ईश्वरः)

• एकान्नम्: single (one-time) meal / one kind of food
• एकान्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकान्न (प्रातिपदिक; एक + अन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (एकम् अन्नम्)

• वर्जयेत्: should avoid
• वर्जयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कामम्: desire
• कामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्रोधम्: anger
• क्रोधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परिग्रहम्: possessiveness/accepting gifts (acquisitiveness)
• परिग्रहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing the sages (Pāśupata-yoga/Īśvara-dharma instruction stream)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Īśvara
• Deva

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FAQs

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

By directing constant solitary meditation on Parameśvara, the verse implies that realization is inward and contemplative—turning the mind from outward cravings toward the one Supreme Reality as the inner goal of yoga.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes ekānta-dhyāna (meditation in seclusion) along with ethical-ascetic restraints: avoiding indulgent dietary fixation (ekānna), and cultivating mastery over kāma (desire), krodha (anger), and parigraha (possessiveness)—a Pāśupata-style discipline supporting steadiness of mind.

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

Using the title Parameśvara/Īśvara in a teaching delivered by Lord Kūrma, the verse reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic approach: the Supreme Lord is one, approached through yogic discipline beyond sectarian division.