Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77

Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

भविष्यसि गणेशानः कल्पान्ते ऽनुग्रहान्मम / तावत् तिष्ठ ममादेशात् स्वाधिकारेषु निर्वृतः

Transliteration

bhaviṣyasi gaṇeśānaḥ kalpānte 'nugrahānmama / tāvat tiṣṭha mamādeśāt svādhikāreṣu nirvṛtaḥ

Translation

Durch Meine Gnade wirst du am Ende des Kalpa zum Herrn der Gaṇas (Gaṇeśa) werden. Bis dahin verweile, nach Meinem Gebot, gelassen und zufrieden in deinem dir zugewiesenen Herrschaftsbereich.

Word by Word

• भविष्यसि: you will be/become
• भविष्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• गणेशानः: lord of the gaṇas
• गणेशानः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('lord of the gaṇas'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कल्पान्ते: at the end of the aeon
• कल्पान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('end of the kalpa'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुग्रहात्: from (my) grace
• अनुग्रहात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान/Cause-Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मम: my/of me
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तावत्: until then
• तावत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अवधिपर्यन्तार्थ (until then/for that long)

• तिष्ठ: stay/stand
• तिष्ठ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• आदेशात्: by (my) command
• आदेशात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान/Source: 'by/according to command')
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वाधिकारेषु: in your own domains/authorities
• स्वाधिकारेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + अधिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष ('one's own jurisdiction/authority'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• निर्वृतः: content/at ease
• निर्वृतः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + वृ (धातु) + क्त → निर्वृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking as the supreme regulator who grants offices and boons

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kurma (Vishnu)
• Gaṇeśa/Gaṇeśāna
• Gaṇas
• Kalpa

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the sovereign source of anugraha (grace) who assigns cosmic roles across kalpas; the Self is implied as the governing reality whose will establishes order and liberation-like peace (nirvṛti) even within worldly office.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes inner composure (nirvṛtaḥ) and disciplined abiding in one’s svādhikāra (rightful duty/office), aligning action with divine command—an ethic consistent with yogic steadiness and dharma-based self-mastery.

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

By having Lord Kurma (Vishnu) confer the status of Gaṇeśa (a Shaiva figure), it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology: divine functions are harmonized under one supreme governance rather than set in rivalry.