Shloka 16

Meru-Topography: Cities of Brahmā and the Dikpālas; Descent of Gaṅgā; Varṣa-Lotus and Boundary Mountains

Devanagari script

तत्र वैवस्वतं देवं देवाद्याः पर्युपासते / स्थानं तत् सत्यसंधानां लोके पुण्यकृतां नृणाम्

Transliteration

tatra vaivasvataṃ devaṃ devādyāḥ paryupāsate / sthānaṃ tat satyasaṃdhānāṃ loke puṇyakṛtāṃ nṛṇām

Translation

هناك يداوم الآلهة وأشراف السماويين على تبجيل ڤَيْڤَسْڤَتَ (يَما)، السيد الإلهي. وتلك الديار مقامُ الثابتين على الحق—من أهل البرّ في العالم الذين أتوا بالأعمال المبرورة.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक)

• वैवस्वतम्: Vaivasvata (son of Vivasvat)
• वैवस्वतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैवस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying devam)

• देवम्: the god (Yama)
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देव-आद्याः: the gods and others
• देव-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (देवाः आदयः येषाम्/देवाः च आदयः—समूहवाचक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पर्युपासते: worship/attend upon
• पर्युपासते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• स्थानम्: the place/abode
• स्थानम्: Visheshya/Predicate (विशेष्य/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here nominative as topic/predicate

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying sthānam)

• सत्यसंधानाम्: of those devoted to truth
• सत्यसंधानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य-संधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (सत्ये संधानं येषाम्/सत्यसंधान = truth-resolved), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुण्यकृताम्: of the doers of merit
• पुण्यकृताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य-कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (पुण्यं करोति इति), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic speaker continuing the Kurma Purana discourse; specific named speaker not explicit in the given single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Vaivasvata (Yama)
• Devas

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes ethical steadfastness (satya) and merit (puṇya) as the dharmic foundation for higher attainments; the Kurma Purana elsewhere connects such purification to fitness for realizing the Self beyond fear and judgment.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No technique is named; the verse highlights yama-like ethical discipline—especially satya (truthfulness) and puṇya (righteous action)—which functions as a prerequisite for higher Yoga taught in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.

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

It does not mention Shiva or Vishnu directly; it aligns with the Purana’s integrative outlook by grounding spiritual progress in shared dharma (truth and merit), which supports later teachings on devotion and Yoga across Shaiva and Vaishnava frames.