Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

तत्रेशानस्य भवनं रुद्रविष्णुतनोः शुभम् / घमेश्वरस्य विपुलं तत्रास्ते स गणैर्वृतः

Transliteration

tatreśānasya bhavanaṃ rudraviṣṇutanoḥ śubham / ghameśvarasya vipulaṃ tatrāste sa gaṇairvṛtaḥ

Translation

وهناك تقوم الدار المباركة لإيشانا (Īśāna)، الذي هيئته عينُها رُدْرَةُ وفيشنو معًا. وهناك أيضًا المعبد الفسيح لِغَمِيشْوَرَ (Ghameśvara)، وفيه يقيم محاطًا بجماعاته من الغَنا (gaṇa).

Word by Word

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

• ईशानस्य: of Īśāna (Śiva)
• ईशानस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• भवनम्: dwelling, mansion
• भवनम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• रुद्र-विष्णु-तनोः: of the form of Rudra and Viṣṇu
• रुद्र-विष्णु-तनोः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (रुद्रविष्ण्वोः तनुः = form/body of Rudra and Viṣṇu)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भवनम् इति विशेषण

• घमेश्वरस्य: of Ghameśvara
• घमेश्वरस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; देवतानाम (proper name)

• विपुलम्: vast
• विपुलम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भवनम् इति विशेषण

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

• आस्ते: dwells, sits
• आस्ते: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गणैः: with attendants (gaṇas)
• गणैः: सह (Saha/Association; instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सः इति विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (narrating to the sages, describing a sacred site and its deity)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Īśāna
• Rudra
• Viṣṇu
• Ghameśvara
• Gaṇas

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FAQs

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

By describing Īśāna as having the form of both Rudra and Viṣṇu, the verse signals a single divine reality expressed through multiple theistic forms—supporting a unitive (non-sectarian) vision of the Supreme.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is taught in this line; rather, it frames a tirtha-temple setting where devotion (bhakti), remembrance of Īśvara, and pilgrimage-based purification support the broader Kurma Purana ethos that culminates in disciplined yoga and Śaiva practice.

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

It explicitly presents Īśāna as “Rudra–Viṣṇu-bodied,” emphasizing theological unity: Śiva and Viṣṇu are not rival absolutes but convergent manifestations of the same Īśvara.