Shloka 33

Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha

Devanagari script

तमूचुर्भ्रातरो रुद्रः सेवितः सात्त्विकैर्जनैः / मोचयेत् सत्त्वसंयुक्तः पूजयेशं ततो हरम्

Transliteration

tamūcurbhrātaro rudraḥ sevitaḥ sāttvikairjanaiḥ / mocayet sattvasaṃyuktaḥ pūjayeśaṃ tato haram

Translation

Da sprachen die Brüder: „Rudra wird von Menschen sattviger Natur verehrt. Mit Sattva vereint gewährt er Befreiung; darum soll man zuerst Īśa (Śiva) und danach Hari (Viṣṇu) verehren.“

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masc), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भ्रातरः: brothers
• भ्रातरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masc), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masc), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सेवितः: served, attended
• सेवितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्गे (masc), प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन (Sg)

• सात्त्विकैः: by sāttvika (pure)
• सात्त्विकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सात्त्विक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masc), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• जनैः: by people
• जनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masc), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मोचयेत्: should release
• मोचयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सत्त्व-संयुक्तः: endowed with sattva
• सत्त्व-संयुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative), पुंलिङ्गे (masc), प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन (Sg)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ईशम्: Īśa (Lord Śiva)
• ईशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masc), द्वितीया (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (Sg)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• हरम्: Hara (Śiva)
• हरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masc), द्वितीया (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (Sg)

Speaker

The brothers (bhrātaraḥ) speaking within the narrative discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Isha (Shiva)
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Sattva (guna)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies liberation (moksha) arises through sattva—inner purity and clarity—by which devotion to the Lord (Īśa/Hari) becomes a means to freedom, pointing to a transcendent goal beyond the gunas.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse stresses sattva-saṃyoga (cultivating purity of mind), a foundational yogic requirement in Purāṇic Yoga: ethical and devotional discipline that refines consciousness so worship becomes liberating.

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

It presents a complementary, non-sectarian sequence—worship of Īśa and then Hari—supporting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis rather than an exclusive rivalry.