Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching

Devanagari script

अन्यानि सप्त नामानि पत्नीः पुत्रांश्चशाश्वतान् / स्थानानि चैषामष्टानां ददौ लोकपितामहः

Transliteration

anyāni sapta nāmāni patnīḥ putrāṃścaśāśvatān / sthānāni caiṣāmaṣṭānāṃ dadau lokapitāmahaḥ

Translation

Der Großvater der Welten (Brahmā) verlieh jenen Acht ihre weiteren sieben Namen, ihre Gemahlinnen, ihre ewigen Söhne und auch die ihnen zugeteilten kosmischen Stätten und Ämter.

Word by Word

• anyāni: other
• anyāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying ‘nāmāni’

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Indeclinable numeral used adjectivally (अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः); qualifying ‘nāmāni’

• nāmāni: names
• nāmāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• patnīḥ: wives
• patnīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• putrān: sons
• putrān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक निपात)

• śāśvatān: eternal
• śāśvatān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāśvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying ‘putrān’

• sthānāni: abodes/places
• sthānāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक निपात)

• eṣām: of these
• eṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); pronoun

• aṣṭānām: of the eight
• aṣṭānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral used adjectivally with ‘eṣām’

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• loka-pitāmahaḥ: the grandsire of the worlds (Brahmā)
• loka-pitāmahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of the worlds’ + ‘grandfather’)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, traditionally Sūta/authorial voice) describing Brahmā’s cosmic allotments

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma (Lokapitamaha)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes ordered manifestation within creation—names, lineages, and stations are assigned by Brahmā—pointing to a structured cosmos in which the Self remains distinct from changing offices and designations.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; it provides cosmological context (assigned stations and continuity of roles) that later supports Kurma Purana teachings on disciplined duty (dharma) and inner detachment in Yoga-shāstra.

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

It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it frames the Purāṇic worldview where divine functions and offices are apportioned in creation, a backdrop used elsewhere in the Kurma Purana to harmonize sectarian roles within one cosmic order.