Shloka 31

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava

Devanagari script

संवत्सराणां चत्वारि दश चैव महाबलः / उवास तत्र मतिमान् लक्ष्मणेन सह प्रभुः

Transliteration

saṃvatsarāṇāṃ catvāri daśa caiva mahābalaḥ / uvāsa tatra matimān lakṣmaṇena saha prabhuḥ

Translation

Vierzehn Jahre lang verweilte jener mächtige und einsichtsvolle Herr dort zusammen mit Lakṣmaṇa.

Word by Word

• संवत्सराणाम्: of years
• संवत्सराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• चत्वारि: four
• चत्वारि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; (सामान्यतः प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचनार्थे)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (indeed/only)

• महाबलः: mighty/strong
• महाबलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय (महद् बलं यस्य)

• उवास: dwelt/stayed
• उवास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• मतिमान्: wise/intelligent
• मतिमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• लक्ष्मणेन: with Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणेन: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• प्रभुः: the lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Purana-narrator (Sūta/authorial narration in the Kurma Purana’s epic retelling)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Prabhu (the Lord, i.e., Rāma)
• Lakṣmaṇa

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: by calling the hero “Prabhu” (Lord) and “matimān” (discerning), the verse frames divine sovereignty expressed through disciplined, purposeful living—hinting that true lordship is mastery of mind and conduct rather than mere power.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is named, but the emphasis on a long, steady residence (fourteen years) signals tapas (austerity), restraint, and steadfastness—core supports for yoga-sādhana repeatedly praised across the Kurma Purana’s dharma-and-yoga teaching style.

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

This verse is Vaishnava-leaning in diction (“Prabhu” for the Lord), yet within the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis it functions as a dharmic exemplar: the same supreme reality is celebrated through righteous conduct, a theme harmonized later with Shaiva-yoga ideals.