Kurma Purana — Upari Vibhaga — Chapter 19

KuP 2 19.1

व्यास उवाच प्राङ्मुखो ऽन्नानि भुञ्जीत सूर्याभिमुख एव वा । आसीनस्त्वासने शुद्धे भूम्यां पादौ निधाय तु

vyāsa uvāca prāṅmukho 'nnāni bhuñjīta sūryābhimukha eva vā / āsīnastvāsane śuddhe bhūmyāṃ pādau nidhāya tu

Vyāsa said: One should eat one's food facing east, or else facing the sun, seated on a clean seat, having set one's feet on the ground.

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KuP 2 19.2

आयुष्यं प्राङ्मुखो भुङ्क्ते यशस्यं दक्षिणामुखः । श्रियं प्रत्यङ्मुखो भुङ्क्ते ऋतं भुङ्क्ते उदङ्मुखाः

āyuṣyaṃ prāṅmukho bhuṅkte yaśasyaṃ dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ / śriyaṃ pratyaṅmukho bhuṅkte ṛtaṃ bhuṅkte udaṅmukhāḥ

Facing east, one eats long life; facing south, fame; facing west, one eats prosperity; facing north, they eat truth.

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KuP 2 19.3

पञ्चार्द्रे भोजनं कुर्याद् भूमौ पात्रं निधाय तु । उपवासेन तत्तुल्यं मनुराह प्रजापतिः

pañcārdre bhojanaṃ kuryād bhūmau pātraṃ nidhāya tu / upavāsena tattulyaṃ manurāha prajāpatiḥ

One should eat with the five (parts) wet, having set the dish on the ground; Manu Prajāpati said that (eating otherwise) is equivalent to a fast.

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KuP 2 19.4

उपलिप्ते शुचौ देशे पादौ प्रक्षाल्य वै करौ । आचम्यार्द्राननो ऽक्रोधः पञ्चार्द्रे भोजनं चरेत्

upalipte śucau deśe pādau prakṣālya vai karau / ācamyārdrānano 'krodhaḥ pañcārdre bhojanaṃ caret

In a clean, plastered place, having washed his feet and hands, having sipped water, with wet face and free of anger, he should take his meal with the five (parts) wet.

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KuP 2 19.5

महाव्यहृतिभिस्त्वन्नं परिधायोदकेन तु । अमृतोपस्तरणमसीत्यापोशानक्रियां चरेत्

mahāvyahṛtibhistvannaṃ paridhāyodakena tu / amṛtopastaraṇamasītyāpośānakriyāṃ caret

Having enclosed the food with water while reciting the great utterances, he should perform the āpośāna rite with (the formula) "You are the covering-layer of the nectar."

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KuP 2 19.6

स्वाहाप्रणवसंयुक्तां प्राणायाद्याहुतिं ततः । अपानाय ततो हुत्वा व्यानाय तदनन्तरम्

svāhāpraṇavasaṃyuktāṃ prāṇāyādyāhutiṃ tataḥ / apānāya tato hutvā vyānāya tadanantaram

Then (he should offer) the first oblation to Prāṇa, joined with the praṇava and svāhā; then, having offered to Apāna, next to Vyāna;

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KuP 2 19.7

उदानाय ततः कुर्यात् समानायेति पञ्चमीम् । विज्ञाय तत्त्वमेतेषां जुहुयादात्मनि द्विजः

udānāya tataḥ kuryāt samānāyeti pañcamīm / vijñāya tattvameteṣāṃ juhuyādātmani dvijaḥ

then he should make (an offering) to Udāna, and the fifth with "to Samāna"; the twice-born, knowing the true nature of these, should offer (them) into himself.

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KuP 2 19.8

शेषमन्नं यथाकामं भुञ्जीतव्यं जनैर्युतम् । ध्यात्वा तन्मनसा देवमात्मानं वै प्रजापतिम्

śeṣamannaṃ yathākāmaṃ bhuñjītavyaṃ janairyutam / dhyātvā tanmanasā devamātmānaṃ vai prajāpatim

The remaining food he may eat at will, in company with his people, having meditated in his mind on that god, the Self, Prajāpati.

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KuP 2 19.9

अमृतापिधानमसीत्युपरिष्टादपः पिबेत् । आचान्तः पुनराचामेदायं गौरिति मन्त्रतः

amṛtāpidhānamasītyupariṣṭādapaḥ pibet / ācāntaḥ punarācāmedāyaṃ gauriti mantrataḥ

With "You are the lid of the nectar" he should drink water afterwards; having sipped, he should sip again with the mantra "This cow...".

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KuP 2 19.10

द्रुपदां वा त्रिरावर्त्य सर्वपापप्रणाशनीम् । प्राणानां ग्रन्थिरसीत्यालभेद् हृदयं ततः

drupadāṃ vā trirāvartya sarvapāpapraṇāśanīm / prāṇānāṃ granthirasītyālabhed hṛdayaṃ tataḥ

Or, having repeated three times the drupadā (verse) which destroys all sins, he should then touch his heart with "You are the knot of the breaths."

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KuP 2 19.11

आचम्याङ्गुष्ठमात्रेति पादाङ्गुष्ठे ऽथ दक्षिणे । निः स्त्रवयेद् हस्तजलमूर्ध्वहस्तः समाहितः

ācamyāṅguṣṭhamātreti pādāṅguṣṭhe 'tha dakṣiṇe / niḥ stravayed hastajalamūrdhvahastaḥ samāhitaḥ

Having sipped with "of the measure of a thumb...", then, with hand raised, collected in mind, he should let the water from his hand run off onto his right big toe.

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KuP 2 19.12

हुतानुमन्त्रणं कुर्यात् श्रद्धायामिति मन्त्रतः । अथाक्षरेण स्वात्मानं योजयेद् ब्रह्मणेति हि

hutānumantraṇaṃ kuryāt śraddhāyāmiti mantrataḥ / athākṣareṇa svātmānaṃ yojayed brahmaṇeti hi

He should perform the after-recitation over what has been offered with the mantra beginning "śraddhāyām"; then with the (imperishable) syllable he should join his own self (to Brahman), with the words "brahmaṇe."

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KuP 2 19.13

सर्वेषामेव यागानामात्मयागः परः स्मृतः । यो ऽनेन विधिना कुर्यात् स याति ब्रह्मणः क्षयम्

sarveṣāmeva yāgānāmātmayāgaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ / yo 'nena vidhinā kuryāt sa yāti brahmaṇaḥ kṣayam

Of all sacrifices, the sacrifice of the self is declared the highest; he who performs (it) by this rule goes to the abode of Brahman.

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KuP 2 19.14

यज्ञोपवीती भुञ्जीत स्त्रग्गन्धालङ्कृतः शुचिः । सायंप्रापर्नान्तरा वै संध्यायां तु विशेषतः

yajñopavītī bhuñjīta straggandhālaṅkṛtaḥ śuciḥ / sāyaṃprāparnāntarā vai saṃdhyāyāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ

Wearing the sacred thread, adorned with garland and perfume, and pure, he should eat; (not) at evening, in between (times), and especially not at twilight.

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KuP 2 19.15

नाद्यात् सूर्यग्रहात् पूर्वमह्नि सायं शशिग्रहात् । ग्रहकाले च नाश्नीयात् स्नात्वाश्नीयात् तु मुक्तयोः

nādyāt sūryagrahāt pūrvamahni sāyaṃ śaśigrahāt / grahakāle ca nāśnīyāt snātvāśnīyāt tu muktayoḥ

He should not eat before a solar eclipse in the daytime, nor at evening before a lunar eclipse; and he should not eat during the time of the eclipse, but when the two (sun and moon) are released he may bathe and eat.

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KuP 2 19.16

मुक्ते शशिनि भुञ्जीत यदि न स्यान्महानिशा । अमुक्तयोरस्तङ्गतयोरद्याद् दृष्ट्वा परे ऽहनि

mukte śaśini bhuñjīta yadi na syānmahāniśā / amuktayorastaṅgatayoradyād dṛṣṭvā pare 'hani

When the moon is released he may eat, if it is not yet deep night; but if the two set without being released, he should eat on the next day after having seen (them).

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KuP 2 19.17

नाश्नीयात् प्रेक्षमाणानामप्रदायैव दुर्मतिः । न यज्ञशिष्टादन्द् वा न क्रुद्धो नान्यमानसः

nāśnīyāt prekṣamāṇānāmapradāyaiva durmatiḥ / na yajñaśiṣṭādand vā na kruddho nānyamānasaḥ

The evil-minded man should not eat while others look on, without first giving (them a share); nor (should he eat) anything other than the remnant of the sacrifice, nor when angry, nor with his mind elsewhere.

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KuP 2 19.18

आत्मार्थं भोजनं यस्य रत्यर्थं यस्य मैथुनम् । वृत्यर्थं यस्य चाधीतं निष्फलं तस्य जीवितम्

ātmārthaṃ bhojanaṃ yasya ratyarthaṃ yasya maithunam / vṛtyarthaṃ yasya cādhītaṃ niṣphalaṃ tasya jīvitam

He whose eating is for his own sake, whose intercourse is for pleasure's sake, and whose study is for the sake of a livelihood — his life is fruitless.

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KuP 2 19.19

यद्भुङ्क्ते वेष्टितशिरा यच्च भुङ्क्ते उदङ्मुखः । सोपानत्कश्च यद् भुङ्क्ते सर्वं विद्यात् तदासुरम्

yadbhuṅkte veṣṭitaśirā yacca bhuṅkte udaṅmukhaḥ / sopānatkaśca yad bhuṅkte sarvaṃ vidyāt tadāsuram

What one eats with the head wrapped, what one eats facing north, and what one eats wearing sandals — all that one should know to be demonic.

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KuP 2 19.20

नार्धरात्रे न मध्याह्ने नाजीर्णे नार्द्रवस्त्रधृक् । न च भिन्नासनगतो न शयानः स्थितो ऽपि वा

nārdharātre na madhyāhne nājīrṇe nārdravastradhṛk / na ca bhinnāsanagato na śayānaḥ sthito 'pi vā

Not at midnight, not at midday, not while (the previous meal is) undigested, not wearing wet clothes, not seated on a broken seat, not lying down, nor even standing;

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KuP 2 19.21

न भिन्नभाजने चैव न भूम्यां न च पाणिषु । नोच्छिष्टो घृतमादद्यान्न मूर्धानं स्पृशेदपि

na bhinnabhājane caiva na bhūmyāṃ na ca pāṇiṣu / nocchiṣṭo ghṛtamādadyānna mūrdhānaṃ spṛśedapi

nor from a cracked vessel, nor on the ground, nor in the hands; while impure with the remnants of food he should not take up ghee, nor should he touch his head.

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KuP 2 19.22

न ब्रह्म कीर्तयन् वापि न निः शेषं न भार्यया । नान्धकारे न चाकाशे न च देवालयादिषु

na brahma kīrtayan vāpi na niḥ śeṣaṃ na bhāryayā / nāndhakāre na cākāśe na ca devālayādiṣu

nor while reciting sacred text, nor (eating) up the last remainder, nor together with his wife, nor in darkness, nor in the open, nor in temples and such places.

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KuP 2 19.23

नैकवस्त्रस्तु भुञ्जीत न यानशयनस्थितः । न पादुकानिर्गतो ऽथ न हसन् विलपन्नपि

naikavastrastu bhuñjīta na yānaśayanasthitaḥ / na pādukānirgato 'tha na hasan vilapannapi

He should not eat wearing a single garment, nor seated in a vehicle or on a bed, nor having stepped out of his sandals, nor while laughing, nor while lamenting.

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KuP 2 19.24

भुक्त्वैवं सुखमास्थाय तदन्नं परिणामयेत् । इतिहासपुराणाभ्यां वेदार्थानुपबृंहयेत्

bhuktvaivaṃ sukhamāsthāya tadannaṃ pariṇāmayet / itihāsapurāṇābhyāṃ vedārthānupabṛṃhayet

Having eaten thus, he should sit at ease and let that food be digested; he should enlarge upon the meanings of the Veda by means of the epic and the Purāṇas.

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KuP 2 19.25

ततः संध्यामुपासीत पूर्वोक्तविधिना द्विजः । आसीनस्तु जपेद् देवीं गायत्रीं पश्चिमां प्रति

tataḥ saṃdhyāmupāsīta pūrvoktavidhinā dvijaḥ / āsīnastu japed devīṃ gāyatrīṃ paścimāṃ prati

Then the twice-born should worship the twilight by the rule stated before; seated, facing west, he should recite the goddess Gāyatrī.

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KuP 2 19.26

न तिष्ठति तु यः पुर्वां नास्ते संध्यां तु पश्चिमाम् । स शूद्रेण समो लोके सर्वधर्मविवर्जितः

na tiṣṭhati tu yaḥ purvāṃ nāste saṃdhyāṃ tu paścimām / sa śūdreṇa samo loke sarvadharmavivarjitaḥ

But he who does not stand (for) the morning twilight, and does not sit (for) the evening twilight, he is in this world equal to a Śūdra, deprived of all religious duties.

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KuP 2 19.27

हुत्वाग्निं विधिवन्मन्त्रैर्भुक्त्वा यज्ञावशिष्टकम् । सभृत्यबान्धवजनः स्वपेच्छुष्कपदो निशि

hutvāgniṃ vidhivanmantrairbhuktvā yajñāvaśiṣṭakam / sabhṛtyabāndhavajanaḥ svapecchuṣkapado niśi

Having offered into the fire duly with mantras, and having eaten what remains from the sacrifice, together with his servants and kinsfolk, he should sleep at night with his feet dry.

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KuP 2 19.28

नोत्तराभिमुखः स्वप्यात् पश्चिमाभिमुखो न च । न चाकाशे न नग्नो वा नाशुचिर्नासने क्वचित्

nottarābhimukhaḥ svapyāt paścimābhimukho na ca / na cākāśe na nagno vā nāśucirnāsane kvacit

He should not sleep facing north, nor facing west, nor in the open, nor naked, nor while impure, nor ever on a (mere) seat;

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KuP 2 19.29

न शीर्णायां तु खट्वायां शून्यागारे न चैव हि । नानुवंशं न पालाशे शयने वा कदाचन

na śīrṇāyāṃ tu khaṭvāyāṃ śūnyāgāre na caiva hi / nānuvaṃśaṃ na pālāśe śayane vā kadācana

nor on a broken-down cot, nor indeed in an empty house, nor along the roof-beam, nor ever on a bed of palāśa wood.

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KuP 2 19.30

इत्येतदखिलेनोक्तमहन्यहनि वै मया । ब्राह्मणानां कृत्यजातमपवर्गफलप्रदम्

ityetadakhilenoktamahanyahani vai mayā / brāhmaṇānāṃ kṛtyajātamapavargaphalapradam

Thus has the whole body of daily duties of brahmins, which bestows the fruit of release, been declared by me.

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KuP 2 19.31

नास्तिक्यादथवालस्यात् ब्राह्मणो न करोति यः । स याति नरकान् घोरान् काकयोनौ च जायते

nāstikyādathavālasyāt brāhmaṇo na karoti yaḥ / sa yāti narakān ghorān kākayonau ca jāyate

The brahmin who, out of unbelief or out of laziness, does not perform (them), goes to terrible hells and is born in the womb of a crow.

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KuP 2 19.32

नान्यो विमुक्तये पन्था मुक्त्वाश्रमविधिं स्वकम् । तस्मात् कर्माणि कुर्वोत तुष्टये परमेष्ठिनः

nānyo vimuktaye panthā muktvāśramavidhiṃ svakam / tasmāt karmāṇi kurvota tuṣṭaye parameṣṭhinaḥ

There is no other path to liberation than one's own rule of life-stage; therefore let one perform the rites for the satisfaction of the Supreme One.

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