Shloka 27

Prākṛta Sṛṣṭi and Pralaya: From Pradhāna to Brahmāṇḍa; Trimūrti Samanvaya

Devanagari script

ज्योतिश्चापि विकुर्वाणं रसमात्रं ससर्ज ह / संभवन्ति ततो ऽम्भांसि रसाधाराणि तानि तु

Transliteration

jyotiścāpi vikurvāṇaṃ rasamātraṃ sasarja ha / saṃbhavanti tato 'mbhāṃsi rasādhārāṇi tāni tu

Translation

Und das Licht/tejas, sich verwandelnd, erzeugte allein das feine Prinzip des Geschmacks (rasa). Daraus entstehen die Wasser (āpas), deren Grundlage der Geschmack ist.

Word by Word

• jyotiḥ: fire/light
• jyotiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyotis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also)

• vikurvāṇam: transforming
• vikurvāṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + kṛ (धातु) → vikurvāṇa (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (jyotiḥ) इत्यस्य क्रियाविशेषणवत्/विशेषणवत् प्रयोगः

• rasa-mātram: taste alone (mere taste)
• rasa-mātram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—रस एव मात्रम् (कर्मधारय)

• sasarja: created
• sasarja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• saṃbhavanti: come into being/arise
• saṃbhavanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• tataḥ: therefrom/then
• tataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषण (ablatival adverb: ‘therefrom/then’)

• ambhāṃsi: waters
• ambhāṃsi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• rasa-ādhārāṇi: supports/bearers of taste
• rasa-ādhārāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rasa + ādhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—रसस्य आधाराणि (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); (ambhāṃsi) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• tāni: those (i.e., those waters)
• tāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम; (ambhāṃsi) इत्यस्य पुनरुक्ति/अन्वय

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) relaying the Purāṇic account of creation as taught in the Kurma Purana’s sarga context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Tejas (Jyotis)
• Rasa-tanmātra
• Āpas (Waters)

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FAQs

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

It presents a layered cosmology where subtle principles (tanmātras) precede gross elements; this implies the manifest world arises through ordered transformation, while the ultimate Self remains the unchanging ground beyond these evolutes.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse is primarily cosmological, but it supports yogic contemplation (dhyāna) on tattva-viveka—discriminating subtle-from-gross (tanmātra to mahābhūta)—a common preparatory insight for inner discipline emphasized across Kurma Purana teachings.

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

Indirectly: by using shared Sāṅkhya-style tattva language accepted in both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative framework where one supreme reality is taught through common cosmological principles.