Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 57

Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion

Devanagari script

ॐ नमो ज्ञानरूपाय परमात्मस्वरूपिणे / आनन्दाय नमस्तुभ्यं मायातीताय ते नमः

Transliteration

oṃ namo jñānarūpāya paramātmasvarūpiṇe / ānandāya namastubhyaṃ māyātītāya te namaḥ

Translation

أوم—نَمو لك يا مَن صورتُه الوعيُ والمعرفة، يا مَن حقيقتُه الذاتُ العُليا. سلامٌ لك يا أناندا، يا بهجةَ الوجود؛ وتعظيمٌ لك يا مَن يتجاوز المايا.

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Mangala (मङ्गल/आमन्त्रण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव-स्वर (sacred syllable), अव्यय

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय; नमस्कारार्थक

• ज्ञानरूपाय: to (him) whose form is knowledge
• ज्ञानरूपाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ज्ञानस्य रूपम्)

• परमात्मस्वरूपिणे: to the one whose nature is the Supreme Self
• परमात्मस्वरूपिणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमात्मन् + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (परमात्मनः स्वरूपं यस्य)

• आनन्दाय: to Bliss
• आनन्दाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय; नमस्कारार्थक

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मायातीताय: to the one beyond Māyā
• मायातीताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया + अतीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मायाम् अतीतः)

• ते: to you/your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय; नमस्कारार्थक

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) as the Supreme Ishvara praised in Ishvara-Gītā-style devotion

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Paramatman
• Maya
• Om
• Ananda

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It identifies the Supreme as jñāna itself (pure consciousness), as Paramātman in essence, and as ānanda (bliss), indicating a non-dual reality that is self-luminous and complete.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports contemplative worship: meditation on Oṃ, fixing the mind on Ishvara as consciousness-bliss (sat-cit-ānanda sense), and discriminating the Self as beyond Māyā—key attitudes aligned with the Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented devotion.

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

By praising the one Supreme as Paramātman beyond Māyā, it reflects the Purana’s synthetic approach: the highest Ishvara is one, approached through Shaiva-Vaishnava idioms without contradiction.