Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava

Devanagari script

य इमं शृणुयान्नित्यमिक्ष्वाकोर्वंशमुत्तमम् / सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो स्वर्गलोके महीयते

Transliteration

ya imaṃ śṛṇuyānnityamikṣvākorvaṃśamuttamam / sarvapāpavinirmukto svargaloke mahīyate

Translation

যি এই উত্তম ইক্ষ্বাকুবংশৰ কাহিনী নিত্য শ্ৰৱণ কৰে, সি সকলো পাপৰ পৰা মুক্ত হৈ স্বৰ্গলোকত মহিমান্বিত হয়।

Word by Word

• यः: who (whoever)
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शृणुयात्: should hear
• शृणुयात्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: always/regularly
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (accusative used adverbially)

• इक्ष्वाकोः: of Ikṣvāku
• इक्ष्वाकोः: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्ष्वाकु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वंशम्: lineage/dynasty
• वंशम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent/noble
• उत्तमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वंशम्)

• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + वि + निर् + मुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘विनिर्मुक्त’; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां पापानां विनिर्मुक्तः)

• स्वर्गलोके: in heaven
• स्वर्गलोके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वर्गस्य लोके)

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is honored/glorified)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) addressing the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ikṣvāku
• Svarga

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it emphasizes purification through śravaṇa (devotional listening), a dharmic means that prepares the mind for higher knowledge taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The practice implied is śravaṇa—regular listening to sacred narration—as a discipline of purification (pāpa-kṣaya). In the Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-śāstra orientation, such purification supports steadiness for mantra, dhyāna, and Pāśupata-oriented devotion.

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

This specific verse is a phalaśruti about hearing a royal lineage and does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; however, it aligns with the Purana’s integrative approach where dharma-practices like śravaṇa are shared spiritual means across Shaiva-Vaishnava devotion.