Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī

Devanagari script

सिंहर्क्षशरभाकीर्णं शार्दूलगजसंयुतम् / विमलस्वादुपानीयैः सरोभिरुपशोभितम्

Transliteration

siṃharkṣaśarabhākīrṇaṃ śārdūlagajasaṃyutam / vimalasvādupānīyaiḥ sarobhirupaśobhitam

Translation

وكانت تعجّ بالأسود والدببة والشَّرَبَهات، ومعها النمور والفيلة؛ وتزداد بهاءً ببحيراتٍ ذات ماءٍ صافٍ عذب المذاق.

Word by Word

• सिंह: lion
• सिंह: Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप used as पूर्वपद in समास

• ऋक्ष: bear
• ऋक्ष: Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप used as पूर्वपद in समास

• शरभ: śarabha (mythic beast)
• शरभ: Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप used as पूर्वपद in समास

• कीर्णम्: filled
• कीर्णम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कॄ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: PPP, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सिंहऋक्षशरभाकीर्णम्: filled with lions, bears, and śarabhas
• सिंहऋक्षशरभाकीर्णम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह + ऋक्ष + शरभ + कीर्ण (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'filled with lions, bears, and śarabhas'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शार्दूल: tiger
• शार्दूल: Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप used as पूर्वपद in समास

• गज: elephant
• गज: Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप used as पूर्वपद in समास

• संयुतम्: associated/combined
• संयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: PPP, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• शार्दूलगजसंयुतम्: with tigers and elephants
• शार्दूलगजसंयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शार्दूल + गज + संयुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'associated with tigers and elephants'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विमल: pure/clear
• विमल: Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक-रूप used as पूर्वपद in समास

• स्वादु: sweet/pleasant
• स्वादु: Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वादु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक-रूप used as पूर्वपद in समास

• पानीय: water
• पानीय: Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप used as पूर्वपद in समास

• विमलस्वादुपानीयैः: with pure, sweet waters
• विमलस्वादुपानीयैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल + स्वादु + पानीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: 'pure and sweet waters'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• सरःभिः: with lakes
• सरःभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• उपशोभितम्: adorned
• उपशोभितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: PPP, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse, likely through Sūta/Vyāsa tradition) describing the landscape

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• siṃha
• ṛkṣa
• śarabha
• śārdūla
• gaja
• saras

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it sets a sacred-geographical atmosphere where purity (vimala) and auspicious natural order support later dharma and yoga teachings.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yoga practice is stated; the imagery of pure, sweet waters and a well-ordered wilderness functions as a tirtha-like setting traditionally conducive to tapas, japa, and contemplative discipline found elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

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

It does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; it contributes to the Purāṇic sacred-world framework within which the text later harmonizes Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava devotion and practice.