Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वाङ्गुलीयकं सीता पत्युः परमशोभनम् / मेने समागतं रामं प्रीतिविस्फारितेक्षणा

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvāṅgulīyakaṃ sītā patyuḥ paramaśobhanam / mene samāgataṃ rāmaṃ prītivisphāritekṣaṇā

Translation

Als Sītā den überaus schönen Siegelring ihres Gemahls erblickte, glaubte sie—mit vor Freude geweiteten Augen—dass Rāma wahrhaft gekommen sei.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — having seen

• अङ्गुलीयकम्: ring
• अङ्गुलीयकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गुलीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सीता: Sita
• सीता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• पत्युः: of (her) husband
• पत्युः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• परम-शोभनम्: most splendid
• परम-शोभनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अत्यन्तं शोभनम्)

• मेने: thought/considered
• मेने: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• समागतम्: arrived
• समागतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+आ+गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘arrived/come’ (रामम् विशेषयति)

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रीति-विस्फारित-ईक्षणा: with eyes widened in joy
• प्रीति-विस्फारित-ईक्षणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्फारित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (प्रीत्या विस्फारिते ईक्षणे यस्याः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purana-style narrative voice; not a direct Ishvara Gita discourse passage)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama
• Anguliya (signet ring)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it uses recognition (a sure sign) to depict inner certainty—analogous to how the purified mind recognizes the Self through reliable indicators like śāstra, guru, and steady inner experience.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit technique is taught in this verse; the implied discipline is ekāgratā (one-pointed focus) and śraddhā (trust), which in Kurma Purana’s yoga-ethic support steadiness of mind needed for higher practice.

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

It does not mention Shiva-Vishnu unity directly; it contributes to the Purana’s broader dharmic-bhakti tone, where devotion and righteous assurance function as shared spiritual ground across Shaiva and Vaishnava teachings.