Shloka 81

Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching

Iśvara-Gītā Prelude

Devanagari script

ततः प्रहृष्टमनसा प्रणिपत्य जनार्दनम् / प्रोवाचोन्निद्रपद्माक्षं पीतवाससमच्युतम्

Transliteration

tataḥ prahṛṣṭamanasā praṇipatya janārdanam / provāconnidrapadmākṣaṃ pītavāsasamacyutam

Translation

Daraufhin, von Freude im Herzen erfüllt, verneigte er sich ehrfürchtig vor Janārdana und sprach zu Acyuta, dem Unfehlbaren Herrn—dessen lotosgleiche Augen voll erwacht waren und der gelbe Gewänder trug.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; adverb of sequence ‘thereafter’

• प्रहृष्ट-मनसा: with a delighted mind
• प्रहृष्ट-मनसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prahṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, √हृष्) + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग? (manas is n.), तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental ‘with a delighted mind’

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पत् (धातु) + प्र-नि उपसर्ग; ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वान्त), ‘having bowed down’

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु) + प्र- उपसर्ग
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• उन्निद्र-पद्म-अक्षम्: (him) with fully-open lotus eyes
• उन्निद्र-पद्म-अक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: unnidra (प्रातिपदिक) + padma (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective qualifying जनार्दनम्; ‘whose lotus-eyes are fully open’

• पीत-वाससम्: (him) clad in yellow garments
• पीत-वाससम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pīta (कृदन्त, √पा ‘to drink’ → ‘yellow’) + vāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective qualifying जनार्दनम्; ‘wearing yellow garments’

• अच्युतम्: Acyuta (the infallible one)
• अच्युतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to जनार्दनम्

Speaker

The devotee/inquirer addressing Lord Janardana (contextually the royal-sage interlocutor in the opening frame of the Kurma Purana tradition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Janardana
• Acyuta
• Vishnu

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By presenting the Supreme as Acyuta (the Unfailing), the verse points to an unchanging, dependable reality—hinting at the Atman/Brahman principle as steady and ever-awake, approached through reverent surrender.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The practice implied is bhakti-yoga expressed as praṇipāta (prostration) and attentive address to the Lord—foundational disciplines that purify the mind and prepare one for higher instruction (including later Kurma Purana yoga teachings).

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

While explicitly Vaishnava in address (Janārdana/Acyuta), the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis frames such devotion as compatible with Shaiva-Pashupata discipline—devotion and surrender serving as shared ground for realizing the one Supreme.