Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time

Devanagari script

ततो दीर्घेण कालेन दुखात् क्रोधो व्यजायत / क्रोधाविष्टस्य नेत्राभ्यां प्रापतन्नश्रु बिन्दवः

Transliteration

tato dīrgheṇa kālena dukhāt krodho vyajāyata / krodhāviṣṭasya netrābhyāṃ prāpatannaśru bindavaḥ

Translation

ثم بعد زمنٍ طويل وُلِدت الغضبة من الحزن؛ ولمن استبدّ به السخط، تساقطت قطرات الدمع من عينيه.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रम/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय)

• dīrgheṇa: by/after a long
• dīrgheṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; qualifies kālena

• kālena: time; period
• kālena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; time-instrumental (काल-तृतीया)

• duḥkhāt: from sorrow
• duḥkhāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• krodhaḥ: anger
• krodhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vyajāyata: arose/was born
• vyajāyata: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-jan (धातु)
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 3rd Person, Singular; ātmanepada

• krodha-āviṣṭasya: of one possessed by anger
• krodha-āviṣṭasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + āviṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; from ā-viś + kta)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष sense: krodhena āviṣṭaḥ (possessed by anger)

• netrābhyām: from/with (his) two eyes
• netrābhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual (द्विवचन)

• prāpatat: fell forth
• prāpatat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-pat (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person, Singular; parasmaipada

• aśru: tear(s)
• aśru: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used collectively with bindavaḥ

• bindavaḥ: drops
• bindavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bindu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the narrative to the assembled sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: karuna

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it highlights that grief and anger are fluctuations of the mind; the Atman is understood (in the Kurma Purana’s yogic-dharmic vision) as distinct from these passions and is realized through steadiness and discernment.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

While not naming a technique, the verse points to the yogic necessity of mastering krodha arising from duḥkha—supporting practices like self-restraint (saṃyama), mindfulness of emotions, and disciplined conduct that later mature into meditative stability.

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

This verse is ethical-psychological rather than theological; in the Kurma Purana’s broader non-dual synthesis, such mind-mastery is presented as universally required for devotees of both Shiva and Vishnu on the path to liberation.