Kurma Purana — Purva Vibhaga — Chapter 2
KuP 1 2.1
श्रीकूर्म उवाच शृणुध्वमृषयः सर्वे यत्पृष्टो ऽहं जगद्धितम् । वक्ष्यमाणं मया सर्वमिन्द्रद्युम्नाय भाषितम्
śrīkūrma uvāca śṛṇudhvamṛṣayaḥ sarve yatpṛṣṭo 'haṃ jagaddhitam / vakṣyamāṇaṃ mayā sarvamindradyumnāya bhāṣitam
Śrī Kūrma said: Hear, all you sages, that about which I was asked, for the good of the world — all that is to be told by me, (as it was) spoken to Indradyumna,
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KuP 1 2.2
भूतैर्भव्यैर्भविष्यद्भिश्चरितैरुपबृंहितम् । पुराणं पुण्यदं नृणां मोक्षधर्मानुकीर्तनम्
bhūtairbhavyairbhaviṣyadbhiścaritairupabṛṃhitam / purāṇaṃ puṇyadaṃ nṛṇāṃ mokṣadharmānukīrtanam
amplified by the deeds of those who have been, those who are, and those who will be: the Purāṇa, granting merit to men, the recounting of liberation and dharma.
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KuP 1 2.3
अहं नारायणो देवः पूर्वमासं न मे परम् । उपास्य विपुलां निद्रां भोगिशय्यां समाश्रितः
ahaṃ nārāyaṇo devaḥ pūrvamāsaṃ na me param / upāsya vipulāṃ nidrāṃ bhogiśayyāṃ samāśritaḥ
I was formerly the god Nārāyaṇa; there was nothing beyond me. Having enjoyed a long sleep, resting on the couch of the serpent,
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KuP 1 2.4
चिन्तयामि पुनः सृष्टिं निशान्ते प्रतिबुध्य तु । ततो मे सहसोत्पन्नः प्रसादो मुनिपुङ्गवा
cintayāmi punaḥ sṛṣṭiṃ niśānte pratibudhya tu / tato me sahasotpannaḥ prasādo munipuṅgavā
and awakening at the end of the night, I think again of creation; then, O foremost of sages, there arose in me all at once a serenity,
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KuP 1 2.5
चतुर्मुखस्ततो जातो ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । तदन्तरे ऽभवत् क्रोधः कस्माच्चित् कारणात् तदा
caturmukhastato jāto brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ / tadantare 'bhavat krodhaḥ kasmāccit kāraṇāt tadā
and thereupon four-faced Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, was born. In the interval, from some cause, there then arose anger
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KuP 1 2.6
आत्मनो मुनिशार्दूलास्तत्र देवो महेश्वरः । रुद्रः क्रोधात्मजो जज्ञे शूलपाणिस्त्रिलोचनः । तेजसा सूर्यसंकाशस्त्रैलोक्यं संहरन्निव
ātmano muniśārdūlāstatra devo maheśvaraḥ / rudraḥ krodhātmajo jajñe śūlapāṇistrilocanaḥ / tejasā sūryasaṃkāśastrailokyaṃ saṃharanniva
in myself, O tigers among sages; and thereupon the god Maheśvara, Rudra, born of anger, was produced, trident in hand, three-eyed, in splendour like the sun, as if destroying the three worlds.
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KuP 1 2.7
ततः श्रीरभवद् देवि कमलायतलोचना । सुरूपा सौम्यवदना मोहिनी सर्वदेहिनाम्
tataḥ śrīrabhavad devi kamalāyatalocanā / surūpā saumyavadanā mohinī sarvadehinām
Then arose the goddess Śrī, with long lotus eyes, beautiful of form, gentle of face, bewitching all embodied beings,
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KuP 1 2.8
शुचिस्मिता सुप्रसन्ना मङ्गला महिमास्पदा । दिव्यकान्तिसमायुक्ता दिव्यमाल्योपशोभिता
śucismitā suprasannā maṅgalā mahimāspadā / divyakāntisamāyuktā divyamālyopaśobhitā
of pure smile, most gracious, auspicious, the seat of greatness, endowed with divine loveliness, adorned with a divine garland,
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KuP 1 2.9
नारायणी महामाया मूलप्रकृतिरव्यया । स्वधाम्ना पूरयन्तीदं मत्पार्श्वं समुपाविशत्
nārāyaṇī mahāmāyā mūlaprakṛtiravyayā / svadhāmnā pūrayantīdaṃ matpārśvaṃ samupāviśat
Nārāyaṇī, the great Māyā, the imperishable root-nature: filling this (universe) with her own radiance, she sat down at my side.
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KuP 1 2.10
तां दृष्टवा भगवान् ब्रह्मा मामुवाच जगत्पतिः । मोहायाशेषभूतानां नियोजय सुरूपिणीम् । येनेयं विपुला सृष्टिर्वर्धते मम माधव
tāṃ dṛṣṭavā bhagavān brahmā māmuvāca jagatpatiḥ / mohāyāśeṣabhūtānāṃ niyojaya surūpiṇīm / yeneyaṃ vipulā sṛṣṭirvardhate mama mādhava
Seeing her, the lord Brahmā, master of the world, said to me: "Appoint the beautiful one to the deluding of all beings, whereby this vast creation of mine may increase, O Mādhava."
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KuP 1 2.11
तथोक्तो ऽहं श्रियं देवीमब्रुवं प्रहसन्निव । देवीदमखिलं विश्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम् । मोहयित्वा ममादेशात् संसारे विनिपातय
tathokto 'haṃ śriyaṃ devīmabruvaṃ prahasanniva / devīdamakhilaṃ viśvaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam / mohayitvā mamādeśāt saṃsāre vinipātaya
So addressed, I said to the goddess Śrī, laughing as it were: "Goddess, this whole universe, with its gods, demons and men — delude it at my command and cast it down into transmigration.
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KuP 1 2.12
ज्ञानयोगरतान् दान्तान् ब्रह्मिष्ठान् ब्रह्मवादिनः । अक्रोधनान् सत्यपरान् दूरतः परिवर्जय
jñānayogaratān dāntān brahmiṣṭhān brahmavādinaḥ / akrodhanān satyaparān dūrataḥ parivarjaya
But those devoted to the yoga of knowledge, the self-controlled, those fixed in brahman, the expounders of brahman, the free from anger, the intent on truth — avoid them from afar.
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KuP 1 2.13
ध्यायिनो निर्ममान् शान्तान् धार्मिकान् वेदपारगान् । जापिनस्तापसान् विप्रान् दूरतः परिवर्जय
dhyāyino nirmamān śāntān dhārmikān vedapāragān / jāpinastāpasān viprān dūrataḥ parivarjaya
Meditators, those free of possessiveness, the tranquil, the righteous, those who have gone through to the end of the Vedas, reciters of prayers, ascetics, brahmins — avoid them from afar.
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KuP 1 2.14
वेदवेदान्तविज्ञानसंछिन्नाशेषसंशयान् । महायज्ञपरान् विप्रान् दूरतः परिवर्जय
vedavedāntavijñānasaṃchinnāśeṣasaṃśayān / mahāyajñaparān viprān dūrataḥ parivarjaya
Brahmins whose every doubt has been cut away by the knowledge of the Veda and the Vedānta, who are devoted to the great sacrifices — avoid them from afar.
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KuP 1 2.15
ये यजन्ति जपैर्हेमैर्देवदेवं महेश्वरम् । स्वाध्यायेनेज्यया दूरात् तान् प्रयत्नेन वर्जय
ye yajanti japairhemairdevadevaṃ maheśvaram / svādhyāyenejyayā dūrāt tān prayatnena varjaya
Those who worship Maheśvara, the god of gods, with recitations and oblations, with private study of scripture and with sacrifice — keep away from them from afar, with effort.
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KuP 1 2.16
भक्तियोगसमायुक्तानीश्वरार्पितमानसान् । प्राणायामादिषु रतान् दूरात् परिहरामलान्
bhaktiyogasamāyuktānīśvarārpitamānasān / prāṇāyāmādiṣu ratān dūrāt pariharāmalān
Those joined to the yoga of devotion, whose minds are offered up to the Lord, who delight in breath-control and the rest — the stainless ones — keep clear of them from afar.
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KuP 1 2.17
प्रणवासक्तमनसो रुद्रजप्यपरायणान् । अथर्वशिरसो ऽध्येतृन् धर्मज्ञान् परिवर्जय
praṇavāsaktamanaso rudrajapyaparāyaṇān / atharvaśiraso 'dhyetṛn dharmajñān parivarjaya
Those whose minds are fastened on the praṇava, who are wholly given to the muttering of the Rudra (hymn), reciters of the Atharvaśiras, knowers of dharma — avoid (them).
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KuP 1 2.18
बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन स्वधर्मपरिपालकान् । ईश्वराराधनरतान् मन्नियोगान्न मोहय
bahunātra kimuktena svadharmaparipālakān / īśvarārādhanaratān manniyogānna mohaya
What need of much speaking here? Those who preserve their own dharma, who delight in the worship of the Lord — do not, by my command, delude them."
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KuP 1 2.19
एवं मया महामाया प्रेरिता हरिवल्लभा । यथादेशं चकारासौ तस्माल्लक्ष्मीं समर्चयेत्
evaṃ mayā mahāmāyā preritā harivallabhā / yathādeśaṃ cakārāsau tasmāllakṣmīṃ samarcayet
Thus was the great Māyā, the beloved of Hari, sent forth by me, and she acted according to the command; therefore one should worship Lakṣmī well.
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KuP 1 2.20
श्रियं ददाति विपुलां पुष्टिं मेधां यशो बलम् । अर्चिता भगवत्पत्नी तस्माल्लक्ष्मीं समर्चयेत्
śriyaṃ dadāti vipulāṃ puṣṭiṃ medhāṃ yaśo balam / arcitā bhagavatpatnī tasmāllakṣmīṃ samarcayet
Worshipped, the wife of the Blessed One gives abundant prosperity, thriving, intelligence, fame and strength; therefore one should worship Lakṣmī well.
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KuP 1 2.21
ततो ऽसृजत् स भगवान् ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । चराचराणि भूतानि यथापूर्वं ममाज्ञया
tato 'sṛjat sa bhagavān brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ / carācarāṇi bhūtāni yathāpūrvaṃ mamājñayā
Then that Blessed Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, created the moving and unmoving beings as before, by my authorization.
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KuP 1 2.22
परीचिभृग्वङ्गिरसः पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम् । दक्षमत्रिं वसिष्ठं च सो ऽसृजद् योगविद्यया
parīcibhṛgvaṅgirasaḥ pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum / dakṣamatriṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ ca so 'sṛjad yogavidyayā
Marīci, Bhṛgu, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Dakṣa, Atri and Vasiṣṭha — these he created by the science of yoga.
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KuP 1 2.23
नवैते ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा ब्रह्माणो ब्राह्मणोत्तमाः । ब्रह्मवादिन एवैते मरीच्याद्यास्तु साधकाः
navaite brahmaṇaḥ putrā brahmāṇo brāhmaṇottamāḥ / brahmavādina evaite marīcyādyāstu sādhakāḥ
These nine are the sons of Brahmā, themselves brahmās, the foremost of brahmins; these are indeed expounders of brahman, and Marīci and the rest are accomplishers.
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KuP 1 2.24
ससर्ज ब्राह्मणान् वक्त्रात् क्षत्रियांश्च भुजाद् विभुः । वैश्यानूरुद्वयाद् देवः पादार्छूद्रान् पितामहः
sasarja brāhmaṇān vaktrāt kṣatriyāṃśca bhujād vibhuḥ / vaiśyānūrudvayād devaḥ pādārchūdrān pitāmahaḥ
The mighty one created brahmins from his mouth and kṣatriyas from his arm; the god, the grandfather, (created) vaiśyas from his two thighs and śūdras from his feet.
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KuP 1 2.25
यज्ञनिष्पत्तये ब्रह्मा शूद्रवर्जं ससर्ज ह । गुप्तये सर्ववेदानां तेभ्यो यज्ञो हि निर्बभौ
yajñaniṣpattaye brahmā śūdravarjaṃ sasarja ha / guptaye sarvavedānāṃ tebhyo yajño hi nirbabhau
For the accomplishment of sacrifice Brahmā created (them), excepting the śūdra, and for the protection of all the Vedas; for from them sacrifice shone forth.
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KuP 1 2.26
ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि तथैवाथर्वणानि च । ब्रह्मणः सहजं रूपं नित्यैषा शक्तिरव्यया
ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni tathaivātharvaṇāni ca / brahmaṇaḥ sahajaṃ rūpaṃ nityaiṣā śaktiravyayā
The Ṛc verses, the Yajus formulas, the Sāman chants, and likewise the Atharvan (hymns), are the innate form of brahman; this power is eternal and imperishable.
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KuP 1 2.27
अनादिनिधना दिव्या वागुत्सृष्टा स्वयंभुवा । आदौ वेदमयी भूता यतः सर्वाः प्रवृत्तयः
anādinidhanā divyā vāgutsṛṣṭā svayaṃbhuvā / ādau vedamayī bhūtā yataḥ sarvāḥ pravṛttayaḥ
Divine speech, without beginning or end, was sent forth by the Self-existent; in the beginning it came to be as consisting of the Veda, whence all activities (proceed).
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KuP 1 2.28
अतो ऽन्यानितु शास्त्राणिपृथिव्यांयानिकानिचित् । न तेषु रमते धीरः पाषण्डी तेन जायते
ato 'nyānitu śāstrāṇipṛthivyāṃyānikānicit / na teṣu ramate dhīraḥ pāṣaṇḍī tena jāyate
But as for whatever other treatises there are on earth, the steady man takes no pleasure in them; by that (indulgence) one becomes a heretic.
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KuP 1 2.29
वेदार्थवित्तमैः कार्यं यत्स्मृतं मुनिभिः पुरा । स ज्ञेयः परमो धर्मो नान्यशास्त्रेषु संस्थितः
vedārthavittamaiḥ kāryaṃ yatsmṛtaṃ munibhiḥ purā / sa jñeyaḥ paramo dharmo nānyaśāstreṣu saṃsthitaḥ
What was declared of old by the sages, the best of those who know the meaning of the Veda, as to be done — that is to be known as the highest dharma; it does not reside in other treatises.
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KuP 1 2.30
या वेदबाह्याः स्मृतयो याश्च काश्च कुदृष्टयः । सर्वास्ता निष्फलाः प्रेत्यतमोनिष्ठाहिताः स्मृताः
yā vedabāhyāḥ smṛtayo yāśca kāśca kudṛṣṭayaḥ / sarvāstā niṣphalāḥ pretyatamoniṣṭhāhitāḥ smṛtāḥ
Whatever traditional codes are outside the Veda, and whatever wrong views there are, all of them are without fruit; they are declared, after death, to end in darkness and to be harmful.
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KuP 1 2.31
पूर्वकल्पे प्रजा जाताः सर्वबादाविवर्जिताः । शुद्धान्तः करणाः सर्वाः स्वधर्मनिरताः सदा
pūrvakalpe prajā jātāḥ sarvabādāvivarjitāḥ / śuddhāntaḥ karaṇāḥ sarvāḥ svadharmaniratāḥ sadā
In the earlier kalpa the creatures born were free from every affliction; all of them were pure in their inner faculties and ever devoted to their own duty.
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KuP 1 2.32
ततः कालवशात् तासां रागद्वेषादिको ऽभवत् । अधर्मो मुनिशार्दूलाः स्वधर्मप्रतिबन्धकः
tataḥ kālavaśāt tāsāṃ rāgadveṣādiko 'bhavat / adharmo muniśārdūlāḥ svadharmapratibandhakaḥ
Then, by the force of time, there arose in them unrighteousness consisting of passion, hatred and the rest, O tigers among sages, which obstructed their own duty.
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KuP 1 2.33
ततः सा सहजा सिद्धिस्तासां नातीव जायते । रजोमात्रात्मिकास्तासां सिद्धयो ऽन्यास्तदाभवन्
tataḥ sā sahajā siddhistāsāṃ nātīva jāyate / rajomātrātmikāstāsāṃ siddhayo 'nyāstadābhavan
Then that innate perfection (siddhi) of theirs no longer arose in full measure; and other perfections of theirs, made only of rajas, then came into being.
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KuP 1 2.34
तासु क्षीणास्वशेषासु कालयोगेन ताः पुनः । वार्तोपायं पुनश्चक्रुर्हस्तसिद्धिं च कर्मजाम् । ततस्तासां विभुर्ब्रह्मा कर्माजीवमकल्पयत्
tāsu kṣīṇāsvaśeṣāsu kālayogena tāḥ punaḥ / vārtopāyaṃ punaścakrurhastasiddhiṃ ca karmajām / tatastāsāṃ vibhurbrahmā karmājīvamakalpayat
When these too were entirely exhausted through the working of time, they again devised means of livelihood and the skill of the hands born of labour; thereupon the lord Brahmā ordained for them work as a means of living.
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KuP 1 2.35
स्वायंभुवो मनुः पूर्वं धर्मान् प्रोवाच धर्मदृक् । साक्षात् प्रजापतेर्मूर्तिर्निसृष्टा ब्रह्मणा द्विजाः । भृग्वादयस्तद्वदनाच्छ्रुत्वा धर्मानथोचिरे
svāyaṃbhuvo manuḥ pūrvaṃ dharmān provāca dharmadṛk / sākṣāt prajāpatermūrtirnisṛṣṭā brahmaṇā dvijāḥ / bhṛgvādayastadvadanācchrutvā dharmānathocire
In the beginning Manu Svāyaṃbhuva, the seer of dharma, proclaimed the dharmas — he who was the very embodiment of Prajāpati, sent forth by Brahmā, O twice-born ones; and Bhṛgu and the others, having heard the dharmas from his mouth, then declared them.
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KuP 1 2.36
यजनं याजनं दानं ब्राह्मणस्य प्रतिग्रहम् । अध्यापनं चाध्ययनं षट् कर्माणि द्विजोत्तमाः
yajanaṃ yājanaṃ dānaṃ brāhmaṇasya pratigraham / adhyāpanaṃ cādhyayanaṃ ṣaṭ karmāṇi dvijottamāḥ
Sacrificing, officiating at sacrifice, giving, receiving gifts, teaching and studying — these are the six duties of a brahmin, O best of the twice-born.
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KuP 1 2.37
दानमध्ययनं यज्ञो धर्मः क्षत्रियवैश्ययोः । दण्डो युद्धं क्षत्रियस्य कृषिर्वैश्यस्य शस्यते
dānamadhyayanaṃ yajño dharmaḥ kṣatriyavaiśyayoḥ / daṇḍo yuddhaṃ kṣatriyasya kṛṣirvaiśyasya śasyate
Giving, study and sacrifice are the dharma of both the kṣatriya and the vaiśya; for the kṣatriya, punishment and war; for the vaiśya, agriculture is enjoined.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.38
शुश्रूषैव द्विजातीनां शूद्राणां धर्मसाधनम् । कारुकर्म तथाजीवः पाकयज्ञो ऽपि धर्मतः
śuśrūṣaiva dvijātīnāṃ śūdrāṇāṃ dharmasādhanam / kārukarma tathājīvaḥ pākayajño 'pi dharmataḥ
Service to the twice-born alone is the means of dharma for śūdras; likewise craftsmanship as a livelihood, and, according to dharma, the cooked-offering sacrifice too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.39
ततः स्थितेषु वर्णेषु स्थापयामास चाश्रमान् । गृहस्थं च वनस्थं च भिक्षुकं ब्रह्मचारिणम्
tataḥ sthiteṣu varṇeṣu sthāpayāmāsa cāśramān / gṛhasthaṃ ca vanasthaṃ ca bhikṣukaṃ brahmacāriṇam
Then, when the classes were established, he established the āśramas: the householder, the forest-dweller, the mendicant and the student.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.40
अग्नयो ऽतिथिशुश्रूषा यज्ञो दानं सुरार्चनम् । गृहस्थस्य समासेन धर्मो ऽयं मुनिपुङ्गवाः
agnayo 'tithiśuśrūṣā yajño dānaṃ surārcanam / gṛhasthasya samāsena dharmo 'yaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ
The sacred fires, service to guests, sacrifice, giving and worship of the gods — this, in brief, is the dharma of the householder, O bulls among sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.41
होमो मूलफलाशित्वं स्वाध्यायस्तप एव च । संविभागो यथान्यायं धर्मो ऽयं वनवासिनाम्
homo mūlaphalāśitvaṃ svādhyāyastapa eva ca / saṃvibhāgo yathānyāyaṃ dharmo 'yaṃ vanavāsinām
Oblation, living on roots and fruits, private recitation and austerity, and sharing out (food) as is proper — this is the dharma of forest-dwellers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.42
भैक्षाशनं च मौनित्वं तपो ध्यानं विशेषतः । सम्यग्ज्ञानं च वैराग्यं धर्मो ऽयं भिक्षुके मतः
bhaikṣāśanaṃ ca maunitvaṃ tapo dhyānaṃ viśeṣataḥ / samyagjñānaṃ ca vairāgyaṃ dharmo 'yaṃ bhikṣuke mataḥ
Eating alms, silence, austerity, and above all meditation, right knowledge and dispassion — this is held to be the dharma in the mendicant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.43
भिक्षाचर्या च शुश्रूषा गुरोः स्वाध्याय एव च । सन्ध्याकर्माग्निकार्यं च धर्मो ऽयं ब्रह्मचारिणाम्
bhikṣācaryā ca śuśrūṣā guroḥ svādhyāya eva ca / sandhyākarmāgnikāryaṃ ca dharmo 'yaṃ brahmacāriṇām
Going about for alms, service to the teacher, private recitation, the twilight rites and the fire-rite — this is the dharma of students.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.44
ब्रह्मचारिवनस्थानां भिक्षुकाणां द्विजोत्तमाः । साधारणं ब्रह्मचर्यं प्रोवाच कमलोद्भवः
brahmacārivanasthānāṃ bhikṣukāṇāṃ dvijottamāḥ / sādhāraṇaṃ brahmacaryaṃ provāca kamalodbhavaḥ
For students, forest-dwellers and mendicants, O best of the twice-born, the lotus-born (Brahmā) declared chastity to be common (to all three).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.45
ऋतुकालाभिगामित्वं स्वदारेषु न चान्यतः । पर्ववर्जं गृहस्थस्य ब्रह्मचर्यमुदाहृतम्
ṛtukālābhigāmitvaṃ svadāreṣu na cānyataḥ / parvavarjaṃ gṛhasthasya brahmacaryamudāhṛtam
Going to one's own wives at the time of their season and not otherwise, avoiding the parvan days — that is called the chastity of the householder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.46
आगर्भसंभवादाद्यात् कार्यं तेनाप्रमादतः । अकुर्वाणस्तु विप्रेन्द्रा भ्रूणहा तु प्रजायते
āgarbhasaṃbhavādādyāt kāryaṃ tenāpramādataḥ / akurvāṇastu viprendrā bhrūṇahā tu prajāyate
From the first (season) onward he should do this attentively until conception occurs; but one who does not do so, O chief of brahmins, becomes a slayer of an embryo.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.47
वेदाभ्यासो ऽन्वहं शक्त्या श्राद्धं चातिथिपूजनम् । गृहस्थस्य परो धर्मो देवताभ्यर्चनं तथा
vedābhyāso 'nvahaṃ śaktyā śrāddhaṃ cātithipūjanam / gṛhasthasya paro dharmo devatābhyarcanaṃ tathā
Daily study of the Veda according to one's ability, the śrāddha, honouring guests, and likewise the worship of the deities — this is the highest dharma of the householder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.48
वैवाह्ममग्निमिन्धीत सायं प्रातर्यथाविधि । देशान्तरगतो वाथ मृतपत्नीक एव वा
vaivāhmamagnimindhīta sāyaṃ prātaryathāvidhi / deśāntaragato vātha mṛtapatnīka eva vā
He should kindle the marriage fire evening and morning according to rule, even if he has gone to another country or his wife has died.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.49
त्रयाणामाश्रमाणां तु गृहस्थो योनिरुच्यते । अन्ये तमुपजीवन्ति तस्माच्छ्रेयान् गृहाश्रमी
trayāṇāmāśramāṇāṃ tu gṛhastho yonirucyate / anye tamupajīvanti tasmācchreyān gṛhāśramī
The householder is called the womb of the three (other) āśramas; the others live upon him, therefore the householder is the better one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.50
ऐकाश्रम्यं गृहस्थस्य त्रयाणां श्रुतिदर्शनात् । तस्माद् गार्हस्थ्यमेवैकं विज्ञेयं धर्मसाधनम्
aikāśramyaṃ gṛhasthasya trayāṇāṃ śrutidarśanāt / tasmād gārhasthyamevaikaṃ vijñeyaṃ dharmasādhanam
For the householder there is the state of being the single āśrama of the three, since scripture shows it; therefore householdership alone is to be known as the means of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.51
परित्यजेदर्थकामौ यौ स्यातां धर्मवर्जितौ । सर्वलोकविरुद्धं च धर्ममप्याचरेन्न तु
parityajedarthakāmau yau syātāṃ dharmavarjitau / sarvalokaviruddhaṃ ca dharmamapyācarenna tu
One should abandon wealth and pleasure if they be devoid of dharma; and one should not practise even a dharma that is opposed to all the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.52
धर्मात् संजायते ह्यर्थो धर्मात् कामो ऽभिजायते । धर्म एवापवर्गाय तस्माद् धर्मं समाश्रयेत्
dharmāt saṃjāyate hyartho dharmāt kāmo 'bhijāyate / dharma evāpavargāya tasmād dharmaṃ samāśrayet
For from dharma wealth arises, and from dharma pleasure is born; dharma alone (leads) to release — therefore one should resort to dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.53
धर्मश्चार्थश्च कामश्च त्रिवर्गस्त्रिगुणो मतः । सत्त्वं रजस्तमश्चेति तस्माद्धर्मं समाश्रयेत्
dharmaścārthaśca kāmaśca trivargastriguṇo mataḥ / sattvaṃ rajastamaśceti tasmāddharmaṃ samāśrayet
Dharma, wealth and pleasure — this triad is held to be of the three qualities: sattva, rajas and tamas; therefore one should resort to dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.54
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः । जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः
ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti sattvasthā madhye tiṣṭhanti rājasāḥ / jaghanyaguṇavṛttisthā adho gacchanti tāmasāḥ
Those established in sattva go upward; those of rajas remain in the middle; those of tamas, abiding in the activity of the lowest quality, go downward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.55
यस्मिन् धर्मसमायुक्तावर्थकामौ व्यवस्थितौ । इह लोके सुखी भूत्वा प्रेत्यानन्त्याय कल्पते
yasmin dharmasamāyuktāvarthakāmau vyavasthitau / iha loke sukhī bhūtvā pretyānantyāya kalpate
He in whom wealth and pleasure are established conjoined with dharma, having been happy in this world, is fit for the endless (state) after death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.56
धर्मात् संजायते मोक्षो ह्यर्थात् कामो ऽभिजायते । एवं साधनसाध्यत्वं चातुर्विध्ये प्रदर्शितम्
dharmāt saṃjāyate mokṣo hyarthāt kāmo 'bhijāyate / evaṃ sādhanasādhyatvaṃ cāturvidhye pradarśitam
From dharma release arises, and from wealth pleasure is born; thus the relation of means and end has been shown in the fourfold (set).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.57
य एवं वेद धर्मार्थकाममोक्षस्य मानवः । माहात्म्यं चानुतिष्ठेत स चानन्त्याय कल्पते
ya evaṃ veda dharmārthakāmamokṣasya mānavaḥ / māhātmyaṃ cānutiṣṭheta sa cānantyāya kalpate
The man who thus knows the greatness of dharma, wealth, pleasure and release, and practises it, he is fit for the endless (state).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.58
तस्मादर्थं च कामं च त्यक्त्वा धर्मं समाश्रयेत् । धर्मात् संजायते सर्वमित्याहुर्ब्रह्मवादिनः
tasmādarthaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca tyaktvā dharmaṃ samāśrayet / dharmāt saṃjāyate sarvamityāhurbrahmavādinaḥ
Therefore, abandoning wealth and pleasure, one should resort to dharma; from dharma everything arises, so say those who speak of brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.59
धर्मेण धार्यते सर्वं जगत् स्थावरजङ्गमम् । अनादिनिधना शक्तिः सैषा ब्राह्मी द्विजोत्तमाः
dharmeṇa dhāryate sarvaṃ jagat sthāvarajaṅgamam / anādinidhanā śaktiḥ saiṣā brāhmī dvijottamāḥ
By dharma the whole world, moving and unmoving, is upheld; this, O best of twice-born, is that power of brahman, without beginning or end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.60
कर्मणा प्राप्यते धर्मो ज्ञानेन च न संशयः । तस्माज्ज्ञानेन सहितं कर्मयोगं समाचरेत्
karmaṇā prāpyate dharmo jñānena ca na saṃśayaḥ / tasmājjñānena sahitaṃ karmayogaṃ samācaret
Dharma is attained by action and by knowledge — there is no doubt; therefore one should practise the discipline of action joined with knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.61
प्रवृत्तं च निवृत्तं च द्विविधं कर्म वैदिकम् । ज्ञानपूर्वं निवृत्तं स्यात् प्रवृत्तं यदतो ऽन्यथा
pravṛttaṃ ca nivṛttaṃ ca dvividhaṃ karma vaidikam / jñānapūrvaṃ nivṛttaṃ syāt pravṛttaṃ yadato 'nyathā
Vedic action is of two kinds: active (pravṛtta) and withdrawn (nivṛtta). The withdrawn is preceded by knowledge; what is otherwise than this is the active.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.62
निवृत्तं सेवमानस्तु याति तत् परमं पदम् । तस्मान्निवृत्तं संसेव्यमन्यथा संसरेत् पुनः
nivṛttaṃ sevamānastu yāti tat paramaṃ padam / tasmānnivṛttaṃ saṃsevyamanyathā saṃsaret punaḥ
But one who cultivates the withdrawn (action) goes to that highest station; therefore the withdrawn is to be cultivated — otherwise one would wander in transmigration again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.63
क्षमा दमो दया दानमलोभस्त्याग एव च । आर्जवं चानसूया च तीर्थानुसरणं तथा
kṣamā damo dayā dānamalobhastyāga eva ca / ārjavaṃ cānasūyā ca tīrthānusaraṇaṃ tathā
Patience, self-restraint, compassion, giving, freedom from greed, and renunciation; uprightness, freedom from envy, and likewise the visiting of holy places;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.64
सत्यं सन्तोष आस्तिक्यं श्रद्धा चेन्द्रियनिग्रहः । देवताभ्यर्चनं पूजा ब्राह्मणानां विशेषतः
satyaṃ santoṣa āstikyaṃ śraddhā cendriyanigrahaḥ / devatābhyarcanaṃ pūjā brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ
truth, contentment, belief (in the gods), faith, and control of the senses; the worship of the deities, and honouring of brahmins especially;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.65
आहिंसा प्रियवादित्वमपैशुन्यमकल्कता । सामासिकमिमं धर्मं चातुर्वर्ण्ये ऽब्रवीन्मनुः
āhiṃsā priyavāditvamapaiśunyamakalkatā / sāmāsikamimaṃ dharmaṃ cāturvarṇye 'bravīnmanuḥ
non-injury, speaking kindly, freedom from slander, freedom from deceit — this dharma in summary Manu declared for the four classes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.66
प्राजापत्यं ब्राह्मणानां स्मृतं स्थानं क्रियावताम् । स्थानमैन्द्रं क्षत्रियाणां संग्रामेष्वपलायिनाम्
prājāpatyaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ smṛtaṃ sthānaṃ kriyāvatām / sthānamaindraṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ saṃgrāmeṣvapalāyinām
The station of Prajāpati is said (to belong) to brahmins who perform the rites; the station of Indra to kṣatriyas who do not flee in battles;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.67
वैश्यानां मारुतं स्थानं स्वधर्ममनुवर्तताम् । गान्धर्वं शूद्रजातीनां परिचारेण वर्तताम्
vaiśyānāṃ mārutaṃ sthānaṃ svadharmamanuvartatām / gāndharvaṃ śūdrajātīnāṃ paricāreṇa vartatām
the station of the Maruts to vaiśyas who follow their own duty; the Gandharva (station) to those of śūdra birth who live by service.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.68
अष्टाशीतिसहस्त्राणामृषीणामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् । स्मृतं तेषां तु यत्स्थानं तदेव गुरुवासिनाम्
aṣṭāśītisahastrāṇāmṛṣīṇāmūrdhvaretasām / smṛtaṃ teṣāṃ tu yatsthānaṃ tadeva guruvāsinām
Whatever station is declared to belong to the eighty-eight thousand seers of upward-flowing seed, that same (is) of those dwelling with a teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.69
सप्तर्षोणां तु यत्स्थानं स्मृतं तद् वै वनौकसाम् । प्राजापत्यं गृहस्थानां स्थानमुक्तं स्वयंभुवा
saptarṣoṇāṃ tu yatsthānaṃ smṛtaṃ tad vai vanaukasām / prājāpatyaṃ gṛhasthānāṃ sthānamuktaṃ svayaṃbhuvā
The station that is declared of the seven seers, that indeed (belongs) to the forest-dwellers; the station of Prajāpati has been declared by the Self-existent for householders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.70
यतीनां यतचित्तानां न्यासिनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् । हैरण्यगर्भं तत् स्थानं यस्मान्नावर्तते पुनः
yatīnāṃ yatacittānāṃ nyāsināmūrdhvaretasām / hairaṇyagarbhaṃ tat sthānaṃ yasmānnāvartate punaḥ
For ascetics of restrained mind, renouncers of upward-flowing seed, that station is Hiraṇyagarbha's, from which one does not return again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.71
योगिनाममृतं स्थानं व्योमाख्यं परमाक्षरम् । आनन्दमैश्वरं धाम सा काष्ठा सा परागतिः
yogināmamṛtaṃ sthānaṃ vyomākhyaṃ paramākṣaram / ānandamaiśvaraṃ dhāma sā kāṣṭhā sā parāgatiḥ
The immortal station of the yogins, called the void (or: sky), the supreme imperishable, the blissful abode of the Lord — that is the limit, that is the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.72
ऋषच ऊचुः भगवन् देवतारिघ्न हिरण्याक्षनिषूदन । चत्वारो ह्याश्रमाः प्रोक्ता योगिनामेक उच्यते
ṛṣaca ūcuḥ bhagavan devatārighna hiraṇyākṣaniṣūdana / catvāro hyāśramāḥ proktā yogināmeka ucyate
The seers said: O Lord, slayer of the gods' enemies, destroyer of Hiraṇyākṣa, four stages of life have been declared, yet a single one is spoken of for yogins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.73
श्रीकूर्म ऊवाच सर्वकर्माणि संन्यस्य समाधिमचलं श्रितः । य आस्ते निश्चलो योगी स संन्यासी न पञ्चमः
śrīkūrma ūvāca sarvakarmāṇi saṃnyasya samādhimacalaṃ śritaḥ / ya āste niścalo yogī sa saṃnyāsī na pañcamaḥ
The blessed Kūrma said: He who, having renounced all works, has resorted to unwavering absorption and remains motionless — that yogin is a renouncer; (he is) not a fifth (order).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.74
सर्वेषामाश्रमाणां तु द्वैविध्यं श्रुतदर्शितम् । ब्रह्मचार्युपकुर्वाणो नैष्ठिको ब्रह्मतत्परः
sarveṣāmāśramāṇāṃ tu dvaividhyaṃ śrutadarśitam / brahmacāryupakurvāṇo naiṣṭhiko brahmatatparaḥ
But for all the orders a twofold division is shown by scripture: the student is either an upakurvāṇa or a naiṣṭhika devoted to brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.75
यो ऽधीत्यविधिवद्वेदान् गृहस्थाश्रममाव्रजेत् । उपकुर्वाणको ज्ञेयो नैष्ठिको मरणान्तिकः
yo 'dhītyavidhivadvedān gṛhasthāśramamāvrajet / upakurvāṇako jñeyo naiṣṭhiko maraṇāntikaḥ
He who, having studied the Vedas according to rule, would go on to the householder's order is to be known as an upakurvāṇa; the naiṣṭhika (remains a student) until death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.76
उदासीनः साधकश्च गृहस्थो द्विविधो भवेत् । कुटुम्बभरणे यत्तः साधको ऽसौ गृही भवेत्
udāsīnaḥ sādhakaśca gṛhastho dvividho bhavet / kuṭumbabharaṇe yattaḥ sādhako 'sau gṛhī bhavet
And the householder may be of two kinds: the detached one and the sādhaka; he who is intent on maintaining a family is the sādhaka householder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.77
ऋणानित्रीण्यपाकृत्यत्यक्त्वा भार्याधनादिकम् । एकाकी यस्तु विचरेदुदासीनः स मौक्षिकः
ṛṇānitrīṇyapākṛtyatyaktvā bhāryādhanādikam / ekākī yastu vicaredudāsīnaḥ sa maukṣikaḥ
But he who, having discharged the three debts and abandoned wife, wealth and the rest, would wander alone — he is the detached one, bent on liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.78
तपस्तप्यति यो ऽरण्ये यजेद् देवान् जुहोति च । स्वाध्याये चैव निरतो वनस्थस्तापसो मतः
tapastapyati yo 'raṇye yajed devān juhoti ca / svādhyāye caiva nirato vanasthastāpaso mataḥ
He who practises austerity in the forest, sacrifices to the gods and makes oblations, and is devoted to recitation of his own Veda — that forest-dweller is held to be the tāpasa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.79
तपसा कर्षितो ऽत्यर्थं यस्तु ध्यानपरो भवेत् । सांन्यासिकः स विज्ञेयो वानप्रस्थाश्रमे स्थितः
tapasā karṣito 'tyarthaṃ yastu dhyānaparo bhavet / sāṃnyāsikaḥ sa vijñeyo vānaprasthāśrame sthitaḥ
But he who, exceedingly emaciated by austerity, becomes intent on meditation, is to be known as the sāṃnyāsika standing within the forest-dweller's order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.80
योगाभ्यासरतो नित्यमारुरुक्षुर्जितेन्द्रियः । ज्ञानाय वर्तते भिक्षुः प्रोच्यते पारमेष्ठिकः
yogābhyāsarato nityamārurukṣurjitendriyaḥ / jñānāya vartate bhikṣuḥ procyate pārameṣṭhikaḥ
The mendicant who is constantly devoted to the practice of yoga, aspiring to ascend, with senses subdued, and who exerts himself for knowledge, is called the pārameṣṭhika.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.81
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यान्नित्यतृप्तो महामुनिः । सम्यग् दर्शनसंपन्नः स योगी भिक्षुरुच्यते
yastvātmaratireva syānnityatṛpto mahāmuniḥ / samyag darśanasaṃpannaḥ sa yogī bhikṣurucyate
But he who takes delight in the Self alone, ever content, the great sage, endowed with right vision — he is called the yogin mendicant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.82
ज्ञानसंन्यासिनः केचिद् वेदसंन्यासिनो ऽपरे । कर्मसन्यासिनः केचित् त्रिविधाः परामेष्ठिकाः
jñānasaṃnyāsinaḥ kecid vedasaṃnyāsino 'pare / karmasanyāsinaḥ kecit trividhāḥ parāmeṣṭhikāḥ
Some are renouncers through knowledge, others renouncers of the Veda, some renouncers of works: the pārameṣṭhikas are of three kinds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.83
योगी च त्रिविधो ज्ञेयो भौतिकः सांख्य एव च । तृतीयोत्याश्रमी प्रोक्ती योगमुत्तममास्थितः
yogī ca trividho jñeyo bhautikaḥ sāṃkhya eva ca / tṛtīyotyāśramī proktī yogamuttamamāsthitaḥ
And the yogin is to be known as threefold: the bhautika, and the sāṃkhya, and the third is said to be the one beyond the orders, established in the highest yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.84
प्रथमा भावना पूर्वे सांख्ये त्वक्षरभावना । तृतीये चान्तिमा प्रोक्ता भावना पारमेश्वरी
prathamā bhāvanā pūrve sāṃkhye tvakṣarabhāvanā / tṛtīye cāntimā proktā bhāvanā pārameśvarī
In the first there is the primary contemplation, in the sāṃkhya the contemplation of the imperishable, and in the third the final contemplation, that of the Supreme Lord, is declared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.85
तस्मादेतद् विजानीध्वमाश्रमाणां चतुष्टयम् । सर्वेषु वेदशास्त्रेषु पञ्चमो नोपपद्यते
tasmādetad vijānīdhvamāśramāṇāṃ catuṣṭayam / sarveṣu vedaśāstreṣu pañcamo nopapadyate
Therefore know this fourfold set of orders; in all the Vedas and treatises a fifth is not established.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.86
एवं वर्णाश्रमान् सृष्ट्वा देवदेवो निरञ्जनः । दक्षादीन् प्राह विश्वात्मा सृजध्वं विविधाः प्रजाः
evaṃ varṇāśramān sṛṣṭvā devadevo nirañjanaḥ / dakṣādīn prāha viśvātmā sṛjadhvaṃ vividhāḥ prajāḥ
Having thus created the classes and orders, the god of gods, the stainless one, the Self of the universe, said to Dakṣa and the others: "Bring forth the manifold creatures."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.87
ब्रह्मणो वचनात् पुत्रा दक्षाद्या मुनिसत्तमाः । असृजन्त प्रजाः सर्वा देवमानुषपूर्विकाः
brahmaṇo vacanāt putrā dakṣādyā munisattamāḥ / asṛjanta prajāḥ sarvā devamānuṣapūrvikāḥ
At Brahmā's word the sons, Dakṣa and the rest, the best of sages, brought forth all the creatures, beginning with gods and men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.88
इत्येष भगवान् ब्रह्मा स्त्रष्ट्वत्वे स व्यवस्थितः । अहं वै पालयामीदं संहरिष्यति शूलभृत्
ityeṣa bhagavān brahmā straṣṭvatve sa vyavasthitaḥ / ahaṃ vai pālayāmīdaṃ saṃhariṣyati śūlabhṛt
Thus this blessed Brahmā is established in the office of creator; I indeed protect this (world), and the bearer of the trident will destroy it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.89
तिस्त्रस्तु मूर्तयः प्रोक्ता ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । रजः सत्त्वतमोयोगात् परस्य परमात्मनः
tistrastu mūrtayaḥ proktā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ / rajaḥ sattvatamoyogāt parasya paramātmanaḥ
Three forms are declared — Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara — arising from the conjunction of rajas, sattva and tamas in the supreme Highest Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.90
अनोयन्यमनुरक्तास्ते ह्यन्योन्यमुपजीविनः । अन्योन्यं प्रणताश्चैव लीलया परमेश्वराः
anoyanyamanuraktāste hyanyonyamupajīvinaḥ / anyonyaṃ praṇatāścaiva līlayā parameśvarāḥ
They are devoted to one another, they live in dependence on one another, and they bow to one another in play, (being) supreme lords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.91
ब्राह्मी माहेश्वरी चैव तथैवाक्षरभावना । तिस्त्रस्तु भावना रुद्रे वर्तन्ते सततं द्विजाः
brāhmī māheśvarī caiva tathaivākṣarabhāvanā / tistrastu bhāvanā rudre vartante satataṃ dvijāḥ
"The brāhmī, the māheśvarī, and likewise the imperishable (akṣara) contemplation: these three states of being abide always in Rudra, O twice-born ones."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 1 2.92
प्रवर्तते मय्यजस्त्रमाद्या चाक्षरभावना । द्वितीया ब्रह्मणः प्रोक्ता देवस्याक्षरभावना
pravartate mayyajastramādyā cākṣarabhāvanā / dvitīyā brahmaṇaḥ proktā devasyākṣarabhāvanā
"The first, the imperishable mode of being, operates unceasingly in me; the second is said to be the imperishable mode of being of the god Brahmā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 1 2.93
अहं चैव महादेवो न भिन्नौ परमार्थतः । विभज्यस्वेच्छयात्मानं सो ऽन्यर्यामीश्वरः स्थितः
ahaṃ caiva mahādevo na bhinnau paramārthataḥ / vibhajyasvecchayātmānaṃ so 'nyaryāmīśvaraḥ sthitaḥ
"I and Mahādeva are not two in the highest sense; having divided himself by his own will, he stands as the inner-controlling Lord."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.94
त्रैलोक्यमखिलं स्त्रष्टुं सदेवासुरमानुषम् । पुरुषः परतो ऽव्यक्ताद् ब्रह्मत्वं समुपागमत्
trailokyamakhilaṃ straṣṭuṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam / puruṣaḥ parato 'vyaktād brahmatvaṃ samupāgamat
"In order to create the whole triple world with its gods, demons and men, the Puruṣa, higher than the unmanifest, assumed the state of Brahmā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.95
तस्माद् ब्रह्मा महादेवो विष्णुर्विश्वेश्वरः परः । एकस्यैव स्मृतास्तिस्त्रस्तनूः कार्यवशात् प्रभोः
tasmād brahmā mahādevo viṣṇurviśveśvaraḥ paraḥ / ekasyaiva smṛtāstistrastanūḥ kāryavaśāt prabhoḥ
"Therefore Brahmā, Mahādeva, and Viṣṇu the supreme lord of the universe are held to be the three bodies of one and the same Lord, according to the work to be done."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.96
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन वन्द्याः पूज्याः प्रयत्नतः । यदीच्छेदचिरात् स्थानं यत्तन्मोक्षाख्यमव्ययम्
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena vandyāḥ pūjyāḥ prayatnataḥ / yadīcchedacirāt sthānaṃ yattanmokṣākhyamavyayam
"Therefore they are to be saluted and worshipped with every effort, diligently, if one wishes soon (to attain) that station which is called liberation and is imperishable."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.97
वर्णाश्रमप्रयुक्तेन धर्मेण प्रीतिसंयुतः । पूजयेद् भावयुक्तेन यावज्जीवं प्रतिज्ञया
varṇāśramaprayuktena dharmeṇa prītisaṃyutaḥ / pūjayed bhāvayuktena yāvajjīvaṃ pratijñayā
"Filled with love, one should worship (them) with the dharma enjoined by one's class and stage of life, with a heart full of feeling, lifelong, by (firm) resolve."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.98
चतुर्णामाश्रमाणां तु प्रोक्तो ऽयं विधिवद्द्विजाः । आश्रमो वैष्णवो ब्राह्मो हराश्रम इति त्रयः
caturṇāmāśramāṇāṃ tu prokto 'yaṃ vidhivaddvijāḥ / āśramo vaiṣṇavo brāhmo harāśrama iti trayaḥ
"This has been declared according to rule for the four stages of life, O twice-born ones: the Vaiṣṇava, the Brāhma, and the Hara — these three (are the) modes of discipline."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 1 2.99
तल्लिङ्गधारी सततं तद्भक्तजनवत्सलः । ध्यायेदथार्चयेदेतान् ब्रह्मविद्यापरायणः
talliṅgadhārī satataṃ tadbhaktajanavatsalaḥ / dhyāyedathārcayedetān brahmavidyāparāyaṇaḥ
"Constantly wearing his mark, kindly toward the people devoted to him, and intent upon the knowledge of brahman, one should meditate upon and worship these (gods)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.100
सर्वेषामेव भक्तानां शंभोर्लिङ्गमनुत्तमम् । सितेन भस्मना कार्यं ललाटे तु त्रिपुण्ड्रकम्
sarveṣāmeva bhaktānāṃ śaṃbhorliṅgamanuttamam / sitena bhasmanā kāryaṃ lalāṭe tu tripuṇḍrakam
"For all devotees of Śambhu the mark is supreme: the triple line is to be made on the forehead with white ash."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.101
यस्तु नारायणं देवं प्रपन्नः परमं पदम् । धारयेत् सर्वदा शूलं ललाटे गन्धवारिभिः
yastu nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ prapannaḥ paramaṃ padam / dhārayet sarvadā śūlaṃ lalāṭe gandhavāribhiḥ
"But he who has taken refuge in the god Nārāyaṇa, the highest station, should always wear the trident (mark) on his forehead with fragrant water."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.102
प्रपन्ना ये जगद्बीजं ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् । तेषां ललाटे तिलकं धारणीयं तु सर्वदा
prapannā ye jagadbījaṃ brahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam / teṣāṃ lalāṭe tilakaṃ dhāraṇīyaṃ tu sarvadā
"Those who have taken refuge in Brahmā, the seed of the world, the highest-placed one — for them a tilaka is always to be worn on the forehead."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.103
यो ऽसावनादिर्भूतादिः कालात्मासौ धृतो भवेत् । उपर्यधो भावयोगात् त्रिपुण्ड्रस्य तु धारणात्
yo 'sāvanādirbhūtādiḥ kālātmāsau dhṛto bhavet / uparyadho bhāvayogāt tripuṇḍrasya tu dhāraṇāt
That one who is without beginning, the origin of the elements, whose self is Time — he comes to be borne (upon one), above and below, through union with contemplation, by the wearing of the three-lined mark.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 1 2.104
यत्तत् प्रधानं त्रिगुणं ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकम् । धृतं त्रिशूलधरणाद् भवत्येव न संशयः
yattat pradhānaṃ triguṇaṃ brahmaviṣṇuśivātmakam / dhṛtaṃ triśūladharaṇād bhavatyeva na saṃśayaḥ
That which is the primal matter (pradhāna), consisting of the three qualities, having Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva as its self — that is indeed borne by the wearing of the trident-mark; there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.105
ब्रह्मतेजोमयं शुक्लं यदेतन् मण्डलं रवेः । भवत्येव धृतं स्थानमैश्वरं तिलके कृते
brahmatejomayaṃ śuklaṃ yadetan maṇḍalaṃ raveḥ / bhavatyeva dhṛtaṃ sthānamaiśvaraṃ tilake kṛte
This white orb of the sun, made of the radiance of Brahman — when the tilaka is made, the abode of the Lord is indeed borne (thereby).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 1 2.106
तस्मात् कार्यं त्रिशूलाङ्कं तथा च तिलकं शुभम् । त्रियायुषं च भक्तानां त्रयाणां विधिपूर्वकम्
tasmāt kāryaṃ triśūlāṅkaṃ tathā ca tilakaṃ śubham / triyāyuṣaṃ ca bhaktānāṃ trayāṇāṃ vidhipūrvakam
Therefore the trident-mark should be made, and likewise the auspicious tilaka, and the threefold life-mark (triyāyuṣa) of the devotees of the three (gods), according to the prescribed rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 1 2.107
यजेत जुहुयादग्नौ जपेद् दद्याज्जितेन्द्रियः । शान्तो दान्तो जितक्रोधो वर्णाश्रमविधानवित्
yajeta juhuyādagnau japed dadyājjitendriyaḥ / śānto dānto jitakrodho varṇāśramavidhānavit
With senses subdued he should sacrifice, offer oblations in the fire, mutter (prayers) and give gifts — calm, self-controlled, having conquered anger, knowing the rules of the classes and the stages of life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 2.108
एवं परिचरेद् देवान् यावज्जीवं समाहितः । तेषां संस्थानमचलं सो ऽचिरादधिगच्छति
evaṃ paricared devān yāvajjīvaṃ samāhitaḥ / teṣāṃ saṃsthānamacalaṃ so 'cirādadhigacchati
Thus, collected in mind, he should serve the gods as long as he lives; before long he attains their unshakable station.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition