Shloka 21

Puṣkara-dvīpa, Lokāloka, and the Measure of the Brahmāṇḍa

Cosmic Egg

Devanagari script

अनन्त एष सर्वत्र सर्वस्थानेषु पठ्यते / तस्य पूर्वं मयाप्युक्तं यत्तन्माहात्म्यमव्ययम्

Transliteration

ananta eṣa sarvatra sarvasthāneṣu paṭhyate / tasya pūrvaṃ mayāpyuktaṃ yattanmāhātmyamavyayam

Translation

هذا التعليم/الترتيل الخاصّ بأنانتا يُتلى في كل مكان، في جميع المواضع. وقد أعلنتُ من قبل أيضًا عظمته غيرَ الزائلة (ماهاآتميا).

Word by Word

• अनन्तः: Ananta (the Infinite)
• अनन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• एषः: this
• एषः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb of place (देशे)

• सर्वस्थानेषु: in all places
• सर्वस्थानेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वस्थान (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; locative ‘in all places’

• पठ्यते: is recited/read
• पठ्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद

• तस्य: of that (Ananta)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive

• पूर्वम्: previously
• पूर्वम्: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb of time (काले)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr̥ (कर्ता; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (समुच्चय/अप्यर्थे ‘also/even’)

• उक्तम्: said
• उक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया; विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; passive participle ‘said’

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; correlative pronoun

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness; glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक; महात्मन् + य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; qualifies माहात्म्यम्

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing the listener (king/sages) within the Purāṇic dialogue frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ananta

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FAQs

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

By calling Ananta “imperishable” and universally recited, the verse points to an unchanging, all-pervading sacred principle—an image of the timeless reality that underlies changing places and times.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The practice implied is pāṭha/japa—disciplined recitation as a purificatory sādhana. In the Kūrma Purāṇa’s broader yogic-dharmic frame, such recitation supports steadiness of mind (ekāgratā) and devotion, complementing Shaiva-Vaishnava integrated practice.

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

Though Ananta is typically Vaishnava in resonance, the Purāṇic framing treats sacred praise and māhātmya as universally valid across places and communities—consistent with the Kūrma Purāṇa’s harmonizing approach where sectarian boundaries soften in shared dharma and sādhana.