Kurma Purana — Upari Vibhaga — Chapter 27
KuP 2 27.2
व्यास उवाच एवं गृहाश्रमे स्थित्वा द्वितीयं भागमायुषः । वानप्रस्थाश्रमं गच्छेत् सदारः साग्निरेव च
vyāsa uvāca evaṃ gṛhāśrame sthitvā dvitīyaṃ bhāgamāyuṣaḥ / vānaprasthāśramaṃ gacchet sadāraḥ sāgnireva ca
Vyāsa said: Having thus remained in the householder's stage for the second portion of his life, he should go to the forest-dweller's stage, together with his wife and with his fires.
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KuP 2 27.3
शुक्लपक्षस्य पूर्वाह्ने प्रशस्ते चोत्तरायणे । गत्वारण्यं नियमवांस्तपः कुर्यात् समाहितः
śuklapakṣasya pūrvāhne praśaste cottarāyaṇe / gatvāraṇyaṃ niyamavāṃstapaḥ kuryāt samāhitaḥ
In the forenoon of the bright fortnight, and in the commended northern course of the sun, having gone to the forest, observing the rules, concentrated, he should practise austerity.
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KuP 2 27.4
फलमूलानि पूतानि नित्यमाहारमाहरेत् । यताहारो भवेत् तेन पूजयेत् पितृदेवताः
phalamūlāni pūtāni nityamāhāramāharet / yatāhāro bhavet tena pūjayet pitṛdevatāḥ
He should always take as food fruits and roots that are pure; he should be moderate in eating, and with that he should honour the ancestors and the gods.
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KuP 2 27.5
पूजयित्वातिथिं नित्यं स्नात्वा चाभ्यर्चयेत् सुरान् । गृहादाहृत्य चाश्नीयादष्टौ ग्रासान् समाहितः
pūjayitvātithiṃ nityaṃ snātvā cābhyarcayet surān / gṛhādāhṛtya cāśnīyādaṣṭau grāsān samāhitaḥ
Having always honoured a guest, and having bathed, he should worship the gods; and having fetched (food) from a house, he should eat eight mouthfuls, concentrated.
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KuP 2 27.6
जटाश्च बिभृयान्नित्यं नखरोमाणि नोत्सृजेत् । स्वाध्यायं सर्वदा कुर्यान्नियच्छेद् वाचमन्यतः
jaṭāśca bibhṛyānnityaṃ nakharomāṇi notsṛjet / svādhyāyaṃ sarvadā kuryānniyacched vācamanyataḥ
He should always wear matted locks, and should not cut his nails and hair; he should constantly recite his own Vedic text, and should restrain his speech from other things.
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KuP 2 27.7
अग्निहोत्रं च जुहुयात् पञ्चयज्ञान् समाचरेत् । मुन्यन्नैंर्विविधैर्मेध्यैः शाकमूलफलेन वा
agnihotraṃ ca juhuyāt pañcayajñān samācaret / munyannaiṃrvividhairmedhyaiḥ śākamūlaphalena vā
And he should offer the agnihotra and perform the five sacrifices with various pure hermits' foods, or with vegetables, roots and fruit.
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KuP 2 27.8
चीरवासा भवेन्नित्यं स्नायात् त्रिषवणं शुचिः । सर्वभूतानुकम्पी स्यात् प्रतिग्रहविवर्जितः
cīravāsā bhavennityaṃ snāyāt triṣavaṇaṃ śuciḥ / sarvabhūtānukampī syāt pratigrahavivarjitaḥ
He should always wear bark garments, and, being pure, should bathe three times a day; he should be compassionate toward all beings and refrain from accepting gifts.
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KuP 2 27.9
दर्शेन पौर्णमासेन यजेत् नियतं द्विजः । ऋक्षेष्वाग्रयणे चैव चातुर्मास्यानि चाहरेत् । उत्तरायणं च क्रमशो दक्षस्यायनमेव च
darśena paurṇamāsena yajet niyataṃ dvijaḥ / ṛkṣeṣvāgrayaṇe caiva cāturmāsyāni cāharet / uttarāyaṇaṃ ca kramaśo dakṣasyāyanameva ca
The twice-born man, self-controlled, should sacrifice with the new-moon and full-moon rites; he should perform the Āgrayaṇa at (the proper) lunar mansions, and the four-monthly rites, and in due order the Uttarāyaṇa and the Dakṣiṇāyana (offerings).
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KuP 2 27.10
वासन्तैः शारदैर्मेध्यैर्मुन्यन्नैः स्वयमाहृतैः । पुरोडाशांश्चरूंश्चैव विधिवन्निर्वपेत् पृथक्
vāsantaiḥ śāradairmedhyairmunyannaiḥ svayamāhṛtaiḥ / puroḍāśāṃścarūṃścaiva vidhivannirvapet pṛthak
With pure sage's foods of spring and autumn, gathered by himself, he should offer out the sacrificial cakes and the boiled oblations separately, according to rule.
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KuP 2 27.11
देवताभ्यश्च तद् हुत्वा वन्यं मेध्यतरं हविः । शेषं समुपभुञ्जीत लवणं च स्वयं कृतम्
devatābhyaśca tad hutvā vanyaṃ medhyataraṃ haviḥ / śeṣaṃ samupabhuñjīta lavaṇaṃ ca svayaṃ kṛtam
And having offered to the deities that forest-grown, purer oblation, he should eat the remainder, along with salt made by himself.
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KuP 2 27.12
वर्जयेन्मधुमांसानि भौमानि कवकानि च । भूस्तृणं शिग्रुकं चैव श्लेष्मातकफलानि च
varjayenmadhumāṃsāni bhaumāni kavakāni ca / bhūstṛṇaṃ śigrukaṃ caiva śleṣmātakaphalāni ca
He should avoid honey and meats, things growing from the ground, mushrooms, the bhūstṛṇa grass, the śigru (horseradish tree), and śleṣmātaka fruits.
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KuP 2 27.13
न फालकृष्टमश्नीयादुत्सृष्टमपि केनचित् । न ग्रामजातान्यार्तो ऽपि पुष्पाणि च फलानि च
na phālakṛṣṭamaśnīyādutsṛṣṭamapi kenacit / na grāmajātānyārto 'pi puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca
He should not eat what is grown by the plough, even if abandoned by someone; nor, even when distressed, flowers and fruits grown in a village.
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KuP 2 27.14
श्रावणेनैव विधिना वह्निं परिचरेत् सदा । न द्रुह्येत् सर्वभूतानि निर्द्वन्द्वो निर्भयो भवेत्
śrāvaṇenaiva vidhinā vahniṃ paricaret sadā / na druhyet sarvabhūtāni nirdvandvo nirbhayo bhavet
He should always tend the fire by the rule taught in the Veda; he should not injure any beings, and should become free of the pairs (of opposites) and fearless.
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KuP 2 27.15
न नक्तं किञ्चिदश्नीयाद् रात्रौ ध्यानपरो भवेत् । जितेन्द्रियो जितक्रोधस्तत्त्वज्ञानविचिन्तकः । ब्रह्मचारी भवेन्नित्यं न पत्नीमपि संश्रयेत्
na naktaṃ kiñcidaśnīyād rātrau dhyānaparo bhavet / jitendriyo jitakrodhastattvajñānavicintakaḥ / brahmacārī bhavennityaṃ na patnīmapi saṃśrayet
He should eat nothing at night; at night he should be intent on meditation—senses subdued, anger conquered, reflecting on the knowledge of reality. He should always be chaste and not resort even to his own wife.
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KuP 2 27.16
यस्तु पत्न्या वनं गत्वा मैथुनं कामतश्चरेत् । तद् व्रतं तस्य लुप्येत प्रायश्चित्तीयते द्विजः
yastu patnyā vanaṃ gatvā maithunaṃ kāmataścaret / tad vrataṃ tasya lupyeta prāyaścittīyate dvijaḥ
But he who, having gone to the forest with his wife, engages in intercourse out of desire—his vow would be broken, and the twice-born man is subject to penance.
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KuP 2 27.17
तत्र यो जायते गर्भो न संस्पृश्यो द्विजातिभिः । न हि वेदे ऽधिकारो ऽस्य तद्वंशेप्येवमेव हि
tatra yo jāyate garbho na saṃspṛśyo dvijātibhiḥ / na hi vede 'dhikāro 'sya tadvaṃśepyevameva hi
The child that is born there is not to be touched by the twice-born; he has no entitlement to the Veda, and so it is likewise in his lineage.
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KuP 2 27.18
अधः शयीत सततं सावित्रीजाप्यतत्परः । शरण्यः सर्वभूतानां संविभागपरः सदा
adhaḥ śayīta satataṃ sāvitrījāpyatatparaḥ / śaraṇyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ saṃvibhāgaparaḥ sadā
He should always sleep on the ground, devoted to the muttering of the Sāvitrī, a refuge for all beings, always intent on sharing.
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KuP 2 27.19
परिवादं मृषावादं निद्रालस्यं विवर्जयेत् । एकाग्निरनिकेतः स्यात् प्रोक्षितां भूमिमाश्रयेत्
parivādaṃ mṛṣāvādaṃ nidrālasyaṃ vivarjayet / ekāgniraniketaḥ syāt prokṣitāṃ bhūmimāśrayet
He should avoid slander, false speech, sleep, and sloth; he should keep a single fire and be without a house, and dwell on ground that has been sprinkled.
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KuP 2 27.20
मृगैः सह चरेद् वासं तैः सहैव च संवसेत् । शिलायां शर्करायां वा शयीत सुसमाहितः
mṛgaiḥ saha cared vāsaṃ taiḥ sahaiva ca saṃvaset / śilāyāṃ śarkarāyāṃ vā śayīta susamāhitaḥ
He should live his dwelling together with the deer and dwell in their very company; well-composed, he should sleep on a rock or on gravel.
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KuP 2 27.21
सद्यः प्रक्षालको वा स्यान्माससंचयिको ऽपि वा । षण्मासनिचयो वा स्यात् समानिचय एव वा
sadyaḥ prakṣālako vā syānmāsasaṃcayiko 'pi vā / ṣaṇmāsanicayo vā syāt samānicaya eva vā
Either he should be one who washes (his food) at once (and eats it fresh), or one who stores for a month, or one who stores for six months, or indeed one who stores for a year.
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KuP 2 27.22
त्यजेदाश्वयुजे मासि संपन्नं पूर्वसंचितम् । जीर्णानि चैव वासांसि शाकमूलफलानि च
tyajedāśvayuje māsi saṃpannaṃ pūrvasaṃcitam / jīrṇāni caiva vāsāṃsi śākamūlaphalāni ca
In the month of Āśvayuja he should discard what has been accumulated before and is now complete, and also worn-out garments and vegetables, roots and fruits.
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KuP 2 27.23
दन्तोलूखलिको वास्यात् कापोतीं वृत्तिमाश्रयेत् । अश्मकुट्टो भवेद् वापि कालपक्वभुगेव वा
dantolūkhaliko vāsyāt kāpotīṃ vṛttimāśrayet / aśmakuṭṭo bhaved vāpi kālapakvabhugeva vā
Or he should use his teeth as mortar; or he should adopt the pigeon's mode of livelihood; or he should be one who pounds with a stone, or one who eats only what is ripened by time.
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KuP 2 27.24
नक्तं चान्न समश्नीयाद् दिवा चाहृत्य शक्तितः । चतुर्थकालिको वा स्यात् स्याद्वाप्यष्टमकालिकः
naktaṃ cānna samaśnīyād divā cāhṛtya śaktitaḥ / caturthakāliko vā syāt syādvāpyaṣṭamakālikaḥ
And he should eat food at night, having gathered it by day according to his ability; or he should eat at the fourth mealtime, or even at the eighth.
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KuP 2 27.25
चान्द्रायणविधानैर्वा शुक्ले कृष्णे च वर्तयेत् । पक्षे पक्षे समश्नीयाद् यवागूं क्वथितां सकृत्
cāndrāyaṇavidhānairvā śukle kṛṣṇe ca vartayet / pakṣe pakṣe samaśnīyād yavāgūṃ kvathitāṃ sakṛt
Or he should subsist by the rules of the Cāndrāyaṇa in the bright and dark fortnights; or in each fortnight he should eat once a boiled barley-gruel.
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KuP 2 27.26
पुष्पमूलफलैर्वापि केवलैर्वर्तयेत् सदा । स्वाभाविकैः स्वयं शीर्णैर्वैखानसमते स्थितः
puṣpamūlaphalairvāpi kevalairvartayet sadā / svābhāvikaiḥ svayaṃ śīrṇairvaikhānasamate sthitaḥ
Or he should subsist always on flowers, roots and fruits alone, natural ones that have fallen of themselves, abiding in the Vaikhānasa rule.
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KuP 2 27.27
भूमौ वा परिवर्तेत तिष्ठेद् वा प्रपदैर्दिनम् । स्थानासनाभ्यां विहरेन्न क्वचिद् धैर्यमुत्सृजेत्
bhūmau vā parivarteta tiṣṭhed vā prapadairdinam / sthānāsanābhyāṃ viharenna kvacid dhairyamutsṛjet
Or he should roll about on the ground, or stand the day through on the tips of his toes; he should pass the time between standing and sitting, and never let go of his firmness.
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KuP 2 27.28
ग्रीष्मे पञ्चतपाश्च स्याद् वर्षास्वभ्रावकाशकः । आर्द्रवासास्तु हेमन्ते क्रमशो वर्धयंस्तपः
grīṣme pañcatapāśca syād varṣāsvabhrāvakāśakaḥ / ārdravāsāstu hemante kramaśo vardhayaṃstapaḥ
In the hot season he should practise the five fires, in the rains he should stay out in the open (under the clouds), and in the cold season he should wear wet clothes, increasing his austerity by stages.
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KuP 2 27.29
उपस्पृश्य त्रिषवणं पितृदेवांश्च तर्पयेत् । एकपादेन तिष्ठेत मरीचीन् वा पिबेत् तदा
upaspṛśya triṣavaṇaṃ pitṛdevāṃśca tarpayet / ekapādena tiṣṭheta marīcīn vā pibet tadā
Having bathed at the three junctures (of the day), he should satisfy the ancestors and the gods (with water); he should stand on one foot, or then drink in the sun's rays.
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KuP 2 27.30
पञ्चाग्निर्धूमपो वा स्यादुष्मपः सोमपो ऽपि वा । पयः पिबेच्छुक्लपक्षे कृष्णापक्षे तु गोमयम् । शीर्णपर्णाशनो वा स्यात् कृच्छ्रैर् वा वर्तयेत् सदा
pañcāgnirdhūmapo vā syāduṣmapaḥ somapo 'pi vā / payaḥ pibecchuklapakṣe kṛṣṇāpakṣe tu gomayam / śīrṇaparṇāśano vā syāt kṛcchrair vā vartayet sadā
He may be one who keeps the five fires, or a drinker of smoke, or a drinker of heat, or a drinker of soma; in the bright fortnight he should drink milk, but in the dark fortnight cow-dung (water). Or he may live on fallen leaves, or he may always sustain himself by the difficult penances (kṛcchras).
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KuP 2 27.31
योगाभ्यासरतश्च स्याद् रुद्राध्यायी भवेत् सदा । अथर्वशिरसो ऽध्येता वेदान्ताभ्यासतत्परः
yogābhyāsarataśca syād rudrādhyāyī bhavet sadā / atharvaśiraso 'dhyetā vedāntābhyāsatatparaḥ
And he should be devoted to the practice of yoga, and should always be a reciter of the Rudra hymns, a student of the Atharvaśiras, intent on the study of the Vedānta.
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KuP 2 27.32
यमान् सेवेत सततं नियमांश्चाप्यतन्द्रितः । कृष्णाजिनी सोत्तरीयः शुक्लयज्ञोपवीतवान्
yamān seveta satataṃ niyamāṃścāpyatandritaḥ / kṛṣṇājinī sottarīyaḥ śuklayajñopavītavān
He should constantly observe the restraints (yamas) and also the observances (niyamas), unwearied; wearing a black antelope skin as an upper garment, and bearing a white sacred thread.
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KuP 2 27.33
अथ चाग्नीन् समारोप्य स्वात्मनि ध्यानतत्परः । अनग्निरनिकेतः स्यान्मुनिर्मोक्षपरो भवेत्
atha cāgnīn samāropya svātmani dhyānatatparaḥ / anagniraniketaḥ syānmunirmokṣaparo bhavet
And then, having installed the fires in his own self, intent on meditation, he should become one without fires and without a dwelling; a silent sage, he should be devoted to liberation.
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KuP 2 27.34
तापसेष्वेव विप्रेषु यात्रिकं भैक्षमाहरेत् । गृहमेधिषु चान्येषु द्विजेषु वनवासिषु
tāpaseṣveva vipreṣu yātrikaṃ bhaikṣamāharet / gṛhamedhiṣu cānyeṣu dvijeṣu vanavāsiṣu
He should obtain alms sufficient for his subsistence only from brahmins who are ascetics, and from other twice-born householders dwelling in the forest.
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KuP 2 27.35
ग्रामादाहृत्य वाश्नीयादष्टौ ग्रासान् वने वसन् । प्रतिगृह्य पुटेनैव पाणिना शकलेन वा
grāmādāhṛtya vāśnīyādaṣṭau grāsān vane vasan / pratigṛhya puṭenaiva pāṇinā śakalena vā
Or, dwelling in the forest, he may eat eight mouthfuls brought from a village, receiving them only in the hollow of his hand or in a potsherd.
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KuP 2 27.36
विविधाश्चोपनिषद आत्मसंसिद्धये जपेत् । विद्याविशेषान् सावित्रीं रुद्राध्यायं तथैव च
vividhāścopaniṣada ātmasaṃsiddhaye japet / vidyāviśeṣān sāvitrīṃ rudrādhyāyaṃ tathaiva ca
And he should recite the various Upaniṣads for the perfecting of the self, and the particular sacred formulas, the Sāvitrī, and likewise the Rudra hymn.
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KuP 2 27.37
महाप्रास्थानिकं चासौ कुर्यादनशनं तु वा । अग्निप्रवेशमन्यद् वा ब्रर्ह्मार्पणविधौ स्थितः
mahāprāsthānikaṃ cāsau kuryādanaśanaṃ tu vā / agnipraveśamanyad vā brarhmārpaṇavidhau sthitaḥ
And he may undertake the great departure, or fasting (to death), or entry into fire, or some other (such course), standing firm in the rule of offering (himself) to brahman.
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KuP 2 27.38
यस्तु सम्यगिममाश्रमं शिवं संश्रयेदशिवपुञ्जनाशनम् । तापसः स परमैश्वरं पदं याति यत्र जगतो ऽस्य संस्थितिः
yastu samyagimamāśramaṃ śivaṃ saṃśrayedaśivapuñjanāśanam / tāpasaḥ sa paramaiśvaraṃ padaṃ yāti yatra jagato 'sya saṃsthitiḥ
But that ascetic who rightly takes refuge in this auspicious stage of life, which destroys the mass of what is inauspicious, goes to the supreme station of the Lord, wherein this world has its foundation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition