Purva Bhaga Adhyaya 11 Shloka 80 - Kurma Purana | Bengali | Vedapath

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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80

Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction

Devanagari script

शान्तिः प्रतिष्ठा सर्वेषां निवृत्तिरमृतप्रदा / व्योममूर्तिर्व्योमलया व्योमाधाराच्युतामरा

Transliteration

śāntiḥ pratiṣṭhā sarveṣāṃ nivṛttiramṛtapradā / vyomamūrtirvyomalayā vyomādhārācyutāmarā

Translation

তিনি শান্তি—সকলের প্রতিষ্ঠা। তিনি নিবৃত্তিশক্তি, যিনি অমৃতত্ব দান করেন। তাঁর মূর্তি ব্যোমসম; তিনি ব্যোমতত্ত্বে লয়প্রাপ্ত; ব্যোমাধারা, অচ্যুতা ও অমরা।

Word by Word

शान्तिःpeace

प्रतिष्ठाfoundation, support

सर्वेषाम्of all

निवृत्तिःcessation, withdrawal

अमृतप्रदाbestowing immortality/nectar

व्योममूर्तिःwhose form is space

व्योमलयाhaving dissolution in space / space-absorbing

व्योमाधाराsupport of space

अच्युताunfailing, imperishable

अमराimmortal

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching in the Īśvara-gītā context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Shanti (as a divine principle)

Vyoma (space-like Brahman)

Acyuta (imperishable principle)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as śānti and vyoma—peaceful, all-pervading, space-like consciousness that is the substratum of all and the source of immortality through inner cessation (nivṛtti).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes nivṛtti—turning inward, withdrawing from sense-driven activity—leading to amṛta (deathlessness). This aligns with Īśvara-gītā style contemplation on the sky-like, all-pervading Reality as a meditative support.

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

By using shared non-dual terminology (śānti, vyoma, amṛta, acyuta/imperishable), it frames the Supreme beyond sectarian limits—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis where one Reality is taught through multiple divine names.