Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56

Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha

Devanagari script

नानाविलाससंपन्नैः कामुकैरतिकोमलैः / प्रभूतचन्द्रवदनैर्नूपुरारावसंयुतैः

Transliteration

nānāvilāsasaṃpannaiḥ kāmukairatikomalaiḥ / prabhūtacandravadanairnūpurārāvasaṃyutaiḥ

Translation

كنّ موفوراتٍ بأنواعٍ من اللطائف والفنون والمرح الرقيق—عاشقاتٍ شديدات النعومة—ذواتِ وجوهٍ كثيرة كالقمر، تصحبهنّ رنّات خلاخيل الكاحل (نُوبُرَة) العذبة.

Word by Word

• नाना-विलास-संपन्नैः: endowed with various graces
• नाना-विलास-संपन्नैः: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + विलास (प्रातिपदिक) + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कामुकैः: amorous
• कामुकैः: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अति-कोमलैः: very delicate
• अति-कोमलैः: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + कोमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण; अति-पूर्वक (very)

• प्रभूत-चन्द्र-वदनैः: with abundant moon-like faces
• प्रभूत-चन्द्र-वदनैः: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभूत (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• नूपुर-आराव-संयुतैः: accompanied by the sound of anklets
• नूपुर-आराव-संयुतैः: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नूपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + आराव (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator continuing the descriptive account, traditionally Sūta speaking to sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

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FAQs

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

This verse is primarily aesthetic description rather than direct Atman-teaching; it sets a refined narrative atmosphere that, in the Kurma Purana, often frames later dharma and yoga instruction rather than stating metaphysics explicitly.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; it functions as scene-setting. In Kurma Purana study, such descriptions commonly precede or accompany dharma-yoga teachings by establishing the sacred, disciplined ambience in which instruction is received.

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

This verse does not directly mention Shiva or Vishnu. Indirectly, it supports the Purana’s integrative style where devotional-aesthetic narration can lead into unified Shaiva–Vaishnava teachings elsewhere (including the Ishvara Gita sections).