Shloka 99

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

Devanagari script

ततश्च कृष्णागमनं मुनीनामागतिस्ततः / नैत्यकं वासुदेवस्य शिवलिङ्गार्चनं तथा

Transliteration

tataśca kṛṣṇāgamanaṃ munīnāmāgatistataḥ / naityakaṃ vāsudevasya śivaliṅgārcanaṃ tathā

Translation

ثم يُذكر قدوم كريشنا، وبعده وصول الحكماء؛ كما تُروى عبادة فاسوديفا اليومية، أي التقرّب بعبادة شيفا-لينغا.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Desha-Kala (देश/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (from there/then)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• कृष्ण-आगमनम्: Kṛṣṇa’s arrival
• कृष्ण-आगमनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + आगमन (प्रातिपदिक; √गम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Kṛṣṇa’s arrival)

• मुनीनाम्: of sages
• मुनीनाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• आगतिः: arrival/coming
• आगतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगति (प्रातिपदिक; √गम्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Desha-Kala (देश/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त

• नैत्यकम्: daily observance/rite
• नैत्यकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैत्यक (प्रातिपदिक; नित्य-सम्बन्धि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘daily rite’ अर्थे

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• शिव-लिङ्ग-अर्चनम्: worship of the Śiva-liṅga
• शिव-लिङ्ग-अर्चनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक; √अर्च्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (worship of Śiva-liṅga)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (thus/also)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the chapter’s contents in Purāṇic summary style

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)
• Munis (sages)
• Śiva
• Śiva-liṅga

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

By presenting Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) as performing Śiva-liṅga worship, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic vision: the one Supreme Reality is honored through multiple divine forms, implying a single underlying Self beyond sectarian division.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to nitya-karma (daily disciplined observance) through arcana (ritual worship). In the Kurma Purana’s yoga-ethic, steady daily practice purifies the mind and supports higher contemplative realization associated with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner concentration.

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

It depicts harmony rather than rivalry: Vāsudeva (a Viṣṇu-form) worships the Śiva-liṅga, signaling Shaiva–Vaishnava unity and the Purana’s non-sectarian theology where devotion to one honors the other.