Purva Bhaga Adhyaya 25 Shloka 87 - Kurma Purana | Arabic | Vedapath

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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87

Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany

Devanagari script

वेदान्तसाररूपाय कालरूपाय धीमते / नमः शिवाय शान्ताय ब्रह्मणे लिङ्गमूर्तये

Transliteration

vedāntasārarūpāya kālarūpāya dhīmate / namaḥ śivāya śāntāya brahmaṇe liṅgamūrtaye

Translation

نَمَسْكارا لِمَن صورتُه جوهرُ الفيدانتا، ولِمَن يتجلّى كَالزمن، للحكيمِ المتلألئ؛ نَمَسْكارا لِشِيفا الهادئ، لِلبَرَهْمَن الذي جسدت صورتُه اللِّينغا.

Word by Word

वेदान्तसाररूपायto (him who is) the essential form of Vedānta

कालरूपायto the form of Time

धीमतेto the wise

नमःsalutation

शिवायto Śiva

शान्तायto the peaceful

ब्रह्मणेto Brahman

लिङ्गमूर्तयेto the liṅga-embodied form

Speaker

A narrator/devotee voice within the Purva-bhaga’s Śiva-stuti (hymnic passage), praising Śiva as Brahman

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Shiva

Brahman

Vedanta

Kala (Time)

Linga

FAQs

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

It equates Śiva with Brahman, presenting the Supreme as the Vedānta-essence itself—beyond sectarian limitation—while allowing that same Absolute to be approached through a concrete sacred form (the Liṅga).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports upāsanā (contemplative worship): meditate on Śiva as both nirguṇa Brahman (peaceful, Vedānta-essence) and saguṇa support (Liṅga-mūrti), a template aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion leading toward inner stillness (śānti).

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

By identifying Śiva with Brahman and the Vedānta-essence, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology: the Supreme is one, approachable through different divine names and forms—supporting Shaiva–Vaishnava unity rather than rivalry.