Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

नमो हंसाय विश्वाय मोहनाय नमो नमः / योगिने योगगम्याय योगमायाय ते नमः

Transliteration

namo haṃsāya viśvāya mohanāya namo namaḥ / yogine yogagamyāya yogamāyāya te namaḥ

Translation

سلامٌ سلامٌ مرارًا للـ«هَمْسَا» الأعلى، للربّ الساري في كل شيء، لساحر الكون. سلامٌ لك أيها اليوغي الذي لا يُنال إلا باليوغا، وسلامٌ ليوغاماياك، القدرة الإلهية التي بها تتجلّى وبها يظهر العالم في روعةٍ عجيبة.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• haṃsāya: to Haṃsa (swan; the Haṃsa-form)
• haṃsāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• viśvāya: to the all; to the universe (as Lord)
• viśvāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mohanāya: to the deluder/enchanter
• mohanāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-नमस्कार (repeated salutation)

• yogine: to the yogin
• yogine: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yoga-gamyāya: to the one attainable by yoga
• yoga-gamyāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + gamya (कृदन्त; √gam गतौ, यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (yogagamyā = 'attainable through yoga'); विशेषण

• yoga-māyāya: to Yogamāyā (yogic power/illusion)
• yoga-māyāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (yogamāyā = 'yogic illusion/power')

• te: of you; your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

Speaker

A devotee/sage offering a stuti within the Purva-bhaga narrative (hymnic praise addressed to the Supreme Lord, identified with Kurma-Vishnu yet resonant with Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Haṃsa (Supreme Self)
• Yogin (Lord of Yoga)
• Yogamāyā

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FAQs

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

By naming the Lord as “Haṃsa” and “Viśva,” the verse points to the Supreme as the inner Self and the all-pervading reality—both transcendent (Haṃsa/paramahaṃsa) and immanent (the universe as His pervasion).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The phrase “yogagamyāya” teaches that the Lord is realized through disciplined Yoga—inner stillness, concentration, and direct contemplative knowledge—rather than merely external ritual; Yogamāyā is acknowledged as the divine power that both veils and reveals realization.

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

Though addressed in a Vishnu-Kurma context, the titles “Yogin” and the emphasis on yogic realization align with Shaiva yogic vocabulary (including Pāśupata-oriented themes), reflecting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the Supreme is one, approached through Yoga.