Shloka 42

Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara

Hari–Hara Samanvaya

Devanagari script

किं न पश्यसि योगेशं ब्रह्माधिपतिमव्ययम् / प्रधानपुरुषेशानं वेदाहं परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

kiṃ na paśyasi yogeśaṃ brahmādhipatimavyayam / pradhānapuruṣeśānaṃ vedāhaṃ parameśvaram

Translation

لِمَ لا تُبصِر ربَّ اليوغا—الذي لا يفنى، سيّدَ براهما—المهيمنَ على البرادهانا (الطبيعة الأولى) والبوروشا (الذات الواعية)؟ اعرفه أنه باراميشڤارا، الربّ الأعلى.

Word by Word

• किम्: why?/what?
• किम्: प्रश्न (Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (interrogative particle)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• पश्यसि: you see
• पश्यसि: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• योगेशम्: Lord of Yoga
• योगेशम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग+ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (योगानाम् ईशः)

• ब्रह्माधिपतिम्: Lord of Brahmā/over Brahmā
• ब्रह्माधिपतिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्+अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः अधिपतिः)

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रधानपुरुषेशानम्: Lord of Pradhāna and Puruṣa
• प्रधानपुरुषेशानम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रधान+पुरुष+ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रधानस्य च पुरुषस्य च ईशानः)

• वेद: I know
• वेद: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम+ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

A sage addressing the seeker (Kurma Purana Purva-bhaga context; teaching on Parameshvara as Lord of Yoga)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Brahmā
• Pradhāna
• Puruṣa
• Yogeśa

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as Parameśvara who transcends change (avyaya) and yet governs both Puruṣa (consciousness) and Pradhāna (Nature), implying a Lord who is beyond the guṇas while overseeing their operation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

By naming the deity “Yogeśa,” the verse anchors practice in devotion and contemplation of the Lord as the inner ruler of mind, matter, and consciousness—supporting īśvara-dhyāna (meditation on the Supreme) as the integrating focus of Yoga.

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

It uses the title Parameśvara and the role “Lord of Yoga” in a way compatible with both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava readings, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the one Supreme is praised through multiple theological idioms.