Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

Vārāṇasī (Avimukta) Māhātmya and the Catalogue of Guhya-Tīrthas

Devanagari script

ततः क्रोधावृततनुर्नराणामिह वासिनाम् / विघ्नं सृजामि सर्वेषां येन सिद्धिर्विहीयते

Transliteration

tataḥ krodhāvṛtatanurnarāṇāmiha vāsinām / vighnaṃ sṛjāmi sarveṣāṃ yena siddhirvihīyate

Translation

Dann, da mein ganzes Wesen von Zorn gegen die hier wohnenden Menschen umhüllt war, erschaffe ich Hindernisse für alle, wodurch ihre geistige Vollendung schwindet.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Discourse/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-प्रभवम् अव्ययम्; क्रम/हेतु (thereupon/therefore)

• क्रोधावृततनुः: one whose body is overcome by anger
• क्रोधावृततनुः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध-आवृत-तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘क्रोधेन आवृता तनुः यस्य सः’ (one whose body is covered/overcome by anger)

• नराणाम्: of men
• नराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive), बहुवचन

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• वासिनाम्: of the residents/dwellers
• वासिनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (वासी/शतृ-आधारित), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘नराणाम्’ विशेषणम् (genitive plural)

• विघ्नम्: obstacle
• विघ्नम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), एकवचन

• सृजामि: I create
• सृजामि: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘नराणाम्…वासिनाम्’ इत्यस्य व्यापक-विशेषणम् (genitive plural)

• येन: by which
• येन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun: by which)

• सिद्धिः: success, accomplishment
• सिद्धिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विहीयते: is lost/abandoned
• विहीयते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + हा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is abandoned/gets lost)

Speaker

An obstacle-creating being (vighna-kartṛ) speaking in the narrative context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: karuna

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it contrasts the Atman’s steadiness with the mind’s krodha-driven turbulence—when anger dominates, one loses siddhi, showing that realization requires inner clarity rather than reactive passion.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights the yogic necessity of krodha-nigraha (restraint of anger) and vighna-jaya (overcoming obstacles). In Kurma Purana’s wider yoga-dharma frame, steadiness (dhairya), self-discipline, and continued practice are essential so siddhi is not “vihīyate.”

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

Not explicitly; its practical teaching supports the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by emphasizing a shared yogic ethic—control of krodha and conquest of vighnas are required in both Shaiva (including Pashupata) and Vaishnava paths for stable spiritual attainment.