Shloka 24

Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation

Devanagari script

तदन्तरे महद् भूतं युगान्तादित्यसन्निभम् / शूलेनोरसि निर्भिद्य पातयामास तं भुवि

Transliteration

tadantare mahad bhūtaṃ yugāntādityasannibham / śūlenorasi nirbhidya pātayāmāsa taṃ bhuvi

Translation

Indessen erschien ein mächtiges Wesen, strahlend wie die Sonne am Ende eines Weltzeitalters. Mit dem Dreizack durchbohrte er ihm die Brust und schleuderte es zu Boden.

Word by Word

• तद्-अन्तरे: in the meantime
• तद्-अन्तरे: Deśa/Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular); तत्पुरुषः ‘in that interval’

• महत्: great
• महत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतम् इति विशेषणम्

• भूतम्: a being
• भूतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• युगान्त-आदित्य-संनिभम्: like the sun at the end of an aeon
• युगान्त-आदित्य-संनिभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युगान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संनिभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः ‘like the sun at the end of an age’

• शूलेन: with a spear/trident
• शूलेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• उरसि: in the chest
• उरसि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular)

• निर्भिद्य: having pierced
• निर्भिद्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-भिद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; ‘having pierced’

• पातयामास: caused to fall, felled
• पातयामास: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्/पातय् (धातु; णिच् causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त-धातु ‘caused to fall’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• भुवि: on the ground/earth
• भुवि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purana-sūta style narration within the Purva-bhaga martial episode; action attributed to Shiva/Rudra in context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Trident (Śūla)
• Yugānta (end of age)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: the “yugānta-sun” brilliance symbolizes overwhelming cosmic power, yet it is subdued by the Lord’s agency—implying that the supreme governing principle (Īśvara) transcends even apocalyptic forces and restores order.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit practice is taught in this verse; it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader discipline of īśvara-bhakti and inner steadiness (yoga as mastery over fear and disorder), where divine alignment is portrayed as the ultimate protection.

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

The episode elevates Rudra’s protective sovereignty; within the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such acts harmonize with Vaiṣṇava īśvaratva—presenting Shiva’s power as fully consonant with the one supreme divine order rather than as a rival principle.