Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58

Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat

Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis

Devanagari script

संत्यज्य सर्वशस्त्राणि सत्त्वयुक्तेन चेतसा / ननाम शिरसा देवं योगिनां हृदयेशयम्

Transliteration

saṃtyajya sarvaśastrāṇi sattvayuktena cetasā / nanāma śirasā devaṃ yogināṃ hṛdayeśayam

Translation

Alle Waffen beiseite legend und den Geist in Sattva (Klarheit und Harmonie) gegründet, verneigte er sich mit dem Haupt vor dem Göttlichen—dem, der im Herzen der Yogins wohnt.

Word by Word

• संत्यज्य: having abandoned
• संत्यज्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (Gerund/absolutive); उपसर्ग: सम्; ‘having completely abandoned’

• सर्व-शस्त्राणि: all weapons
• सर्व-शस्त्राणि: कर्म (Karma/Object of ‘संत्यज्य’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: सर्वाणि शस्त्राणि

• सत्त्व-युक्तेन: with a sattva-endowed
• सत्त्व-युक्तेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: सत्त्वेन युक्तम् (endowed with sattva)

• चेतसा: by/with the mind
• चेतसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ननाम: bowed
• ननाम: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शिरसा: with (his) head
• शिरसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of ‘ननाम’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• योगिनाम्: of yogis
• योगिनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हृदय-ईशयम्: the indweller in the heart
• हृदय-ईशयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; appositive to ‘देवम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशय (प्रातिपदिक; from √ईश् ‘to rule’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: हृदये ईशयः (dweller/lord in the heart)

Speaker

Narrator (Purana narrator describing the devotee’s act of surrender)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the indwelling Lord of yogins)

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FAQs

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

It points to the Lord as the inner indweller (hṛdayeśaya) realized by yogins—suggesting that the supreme reality is not merely external, but directly accessible within the purified heart-consciousness.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes renunciation of outward force (abandoning weapons) and cultivation of sattva (mental purity and clarity), culminating in reverent surrender—key preparatory disciplines aligned with Kurma Purana’s yoga-oriented devotion.

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

By focusing on the single ‘Deva’ who abides in yogins’ hearts, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic approach: the supreme Lord is one inner reality revered across Shaiva and Vaishnava contemplative frameworks.