Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23

Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode

Devanagari script

नमः शंभवे सत्यनिष्ठाय तुभ्यं नमो हेतवे विश्वरूपाय तुभ्यम् / नमो योगपीठान्तरस्थाय तुभ्यं शिवायैकरूपाय भूयो नमस्ते

Transliteration

namaḥ śaṃbhave satyaniṣṭhāya tubhyaṃ namo hetave viśvarūpāya tubhyam / namo yogapīṭhāntarasthāya tubhyaṃ śivāyaikarūpāya bhūyo namaste

Translation

Ehrerbietung Dir, Śambhu, der in der Wahrheit fest gegründet ist. Ehrerbietung Dir, der Urursache, dessen Gestalt das ganze Universum ist. Ehrerbietung Dir, der im inneren Sitz des Yoga weilt. Immer wieder Ehrerbietung Dir, Śiva, dem Einen von ungeteilter Natur.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (क्रिया/Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शंभवे: to Śambhu
• शंभवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• सत्य-निष्ठाय: to the one steadfast in truth
• सत्य-निष्ठाय: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + निष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग-आकारान्त विशेषणप्रयोगः, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; 'सत्ये निष्ठा यस्य'

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (क्रिया/Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हेतवे: to the cause
• हेतवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• विश्व-रूपाय: to the one of universal form
• विश्व-रूपाय: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; 'विश्वस्य रूपम्'

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (क्रिया/Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• योग-पीठ-अन्तर-स्थाय: to the one abiding within the seat of yoga
• योग-पीठ-अन्तर-स्थाय: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + पीठ (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (कृदन्त; √स्था धातु, क्त/अच्-प्रत्ययान्त 'स्थ')
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेषण: 'योगपीठस्य अन्तरे स्थितः'

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• शिवाय: to Śiva
• शिवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• एक-रूपाय: to the one of single form
• एक-रूपाय: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; 'एकं रूपं यस्य'

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (क्रिया/Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/sage voice offering Śiva-stuti within the Kurma Purana narrative frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shambhu
• Shiva
• Vishvarupa (Cosmic Form)
• Yoga-pitha (inner seat of Yoga)
• Satya (Truth)

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FAQs

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

By calling Śiva “ekarūpa” (of one undivided nature) and the cosmic cause, the verse points to a single supreme reality that is both immanent (within the universe and the yogic heart) and transcendent (the source of all).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The phrase “yogapīṭhāntarastha” emphasizes inner contemplation: the Lord is realized in the interior seat of Yoga—commonly read as the heart-lotus or the concentrated mind in dhyāna—aligning with Pāśupata-oriented devotion supported by meditative absorption.

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

It presents Īśvara as the universal cause and cosmic form, a theological bridge used by the Kurma Purana to harmonize Śaiva devotion with broader Purāṇic non-dualism—where the supreme is one, approached through Śiva-nāma and yogic realization.