Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī

Devanagari script

नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णं नानापुष्पोपशोभितम् / ऋषीणामाश्रमैर्जुष्टं वेदघोषनिनादितम्

Transliteration

nānādrumalatākīrṇaṃ nānāpuṣpopaśobhitam / ṛṣīṇāmāśramairjuṣṭaṃ vedaghoṣanināditam

Translation

Es war erfüllt von mannigfachen Bäumen und Ranken, geschmückt von vielfältigen Blüten; belebt von den Einsiedeleien der Rishis und widerhallend vom Klang vedischer Rezitationen.

Word by Word

• नाना: various
• नाना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् विशेषण

• द्रुम: trees
• द्रुम: Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप used as पूर्वपद in समास

• लता: creepers
• लता: Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप used as पूर्वपद in समास

• कीर्णम्: strewn/filled
• कीर्णम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कॄ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आश्रमम् implied)

• नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णम्: filled with various trees and creepers
• नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + द्रुम + लता + कीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'strewn with various trees and creepers'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• नाना: various
• नाना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् विशेषण

• पुष्प: flowers
• पुष्प: Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप used as पूर्वपद in समास

• उपशोभितम्: adorned
• उपशोभितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• नानापुष्पोपशोभितम्: adorned with various flowers
• नानापुष्पोपशोभितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + पुष्प + उपशोभित (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'adorned with various flowers'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ऋषीणाम्: of sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• आश्रमैः: by/with hermitages
• आश्रमैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• जुष्टम्: frequented
• जुष्टम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: PPP, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वेद: Veda
• वेद: Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप used as पूर्वपद in समास

• घोष: chanting/sound
• घोष: Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप used as पूर्वपद in समास

• निनादितम्: resounding
• निनादितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + नद् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: PPP (causative nuance: 'made to resound'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वेदघोषनिनादितम्: echoing with Vedic recitation
• वेदघोषनिनादितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + घोष + निनादित (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'resounding with Vedic chants'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic reciter, traditionally Sūta/Vyāsa lineage) describing the tīrtha/āśrama setting

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rishis
• Ashramas
• Vedas

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by portraying an āśrama environment saturated with Vedic sound, the verse points to the Veda as a primary pramāṇa guiding seekers toward realization of the Self (Ātman/Brahman) through śravaṇa and disciplined life.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights a preparatory yogic ecology—quiet forest hermitages, Vedic chanting, and rishi-discipline—supporting mantra-japa, svādhyāya (scriptural study), and dhyāna as practiced within varṇāśrama-based āśrama culture.

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

It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; instead it emphasizes Vedic dharma and rishi-āśrama culture, a shared sacred foundation within which the Kurma Purana later articulates Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis.