Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 40

Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)

Devanagari script

त्वत्पादपद्मस्मरणादशेष- संसारबीजं विलयं प्रयाति / मनो नियम्य प्रणिधाय कायं प्रसादयामो वयमेकमीशम्

Transliteration

tvatpādapadmasmaraṇādaśeṣa- saṃsārabījaṃ vilayaṃ prayāti / mano niyamya praṇidhāya kāyaṃ prasādayāmo vayamekamīśam

Translation

আপনার পদ্মচরণ স্মরণে সংসারবন্ধনের সমগ্র বীজ লয়প্রাপ্ত হয়। মন সংযত করে ও দেহ স্থির করে ভক্তিভাবে আমরা একমাত্র ঈশ্বরকে প্রসন্ন করি।

Word by Word

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; 'of you' (used as first member in compound)

• पादपद्मस्मरणात्: from remembering the lotus-feet
• पादपद्मस्मरणात्: Apadana (अपादान; cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद + पद्म + स्मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: पादस्य पद्मम् (lotus-feet) तस्य स्मरणम्; 'from the remembrance of (your) lotus-feet'

• अशेषसंसारबीजम्: the seed of all transmigration
• अशेषसंसारबीजम्: Karta (कर्ता; subject of प्रयाति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशेष + संसार + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: अशेषस्य संसारस्य बीजम् = 'seed of the entire saṃsāra'

• विलयम्: dissolution
• विलयम्: Karma (कर्म; goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रयाति: goes/attains
• प्रयाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; प्र-उपसर्ग

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma (कर्म; object of niyamya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नियम्य: having restrained
• नियम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + यम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable participle): 'having restrained'

• प्रणिधाय: having fixed/placed
• प्रणिधाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नि + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having placed/fixed'

• कायम्: body
• कायम्: Karma (कर्म; object of praṇidhāya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रसादयामः: we propitiate/please
• प्रसादयामः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) भाव: 'we propitiate/please'

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• एकम्: one/unique
• एकम्: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ईशम्: the Lord
• ईशम्: Karma (कर्म; object of prasādayāmaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Devotees/sages addressing the Supreme Lord (Īśvara) within the Ishvara Gita teaching context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Lotus-feet (pāda-padma)
• Saṃsāra

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FAQs

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

It presents the one Īśvara as the single refuge: remembrance of Him dissolves the causal “seed” of saṃsāra, implying liberation comes from direct God-centered realization rather than external rites alone.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Smaraṇa (continuous remembrance), mano-niyama (restraint of mind), and praṇidhāna (devotional fixing of attention) with bodily steadiness—core disciplines aligned with the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā.

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

By emphasizing “ekam īśam” (the one Lord), it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the supreme Īśvara is one, approached through devotion and yoga beyond narrow Shiva–Vishnu duality.