Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

स्थानाबिमानिनः सृष्ट्वा साधकानसृजत् पुनः / मरीचिभृग्वङ्गिरसं पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम् / दक्षमत्रिं वसिष्ठं च धर्मं संकल्पमेव च

Transliteration

sthānābimāninaḥ sṛṣṭvā sādhakānasṛjat punaḥ / marīcibhṛgvaṅgirasaṃ pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum / dakṣamatriṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ ca dharmaṃ saṃkalpameva ca

Translation

নিজ নিজ স্থানৰ অভিমানী অধিষ্ঠাতাসকলক সৃষ্টি কৰি, তাৰ পাছত তেওঁ পুনৰ সিদ্ধ প্ৰজাপতিসকলক উৎপন্ন কৰিলে—মৰীচি, ভৃগু, অঙ্গিৰস, পুলস্ত্য, পুলহ, ক্ৰতু, দক্ষ, অত্রি, বসিষ্ঠ; আৰু ধৰ্ম আৰু সংকল্পকো।

Word by Word

• स्थानाभिमानिनः: those presiding over stations (station-identifiers)
• स्थानाभिमानिनः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान + अभिमानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'स्थानस्य अभिमानी' (one who identifies with a station)

• सृष्ट्वा: having created
• सृष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), परस्मैपदी; 'having created'

• साधकान्: accomplishers/agents
• साधकान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• असृजत्: created/produced
• असृजत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• मरीचिम्: Marīci
• मरीचिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• भृगुम्: Bhṛgu
• भृगुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अङ्गिरसम्: Aṅgiras
• अङ्गिरसम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुलस्त्यम्: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुलहम्: Pulaha
• पुलहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्रतुम्: Kratu
• क्रतुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दक्षम्: Dakṣa
• दक्षम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अत्रिम्: Atri
• अत्रिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वसिष्ठम्: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• धर्मम्: Dharma (personified)
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• संकल्पम्: Saṅkalpa (resolve)
• संकल्पम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the cosmological account within the Kurma Purana

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Marīci
• Bhṛgu
• Aṅgiras
• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Kratu
• Dakṣa
• Atri
• Vasiṣṭha
• Dharma
• Saṅkalpa

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it presents creation as proceeding from a single sovereign source who projects functional principles (Dharma, Saṅkalpa) and sages; this supports the Purāṇic view that the one Lord is the ground from which cosmic order and intention arise.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific practice is taught in this verse; it frames the cosmological backdrop in which later Kurma Purana teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion) become meaningful as alignment with Dharma and right Saṅkalpa (sacred resolve).

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

This verse is primarily genealogical/cosmological and does not explicitly name Śiva or Viṣṇu; in the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such creation lists are typically grounded in the one Lord who is honored in both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava registers.