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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1

Solar Rays, Planetary Nourishment, Dhruva-Bondage of the Grahas, and the Lunar Cycle

Devanagari script

इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे चत्वारिशो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच एवमेष महादेवो देवदेवः पितामहः / करोति नियतं कालं कालात्मा ह्यैश्वरी तनुः

Transliteration

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge catvāriśo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca evameṣa mahādevo devadevaḥ pitāmahaḥ / karoti niyataṃ kālaṃ kālātmā hyaiśvarī tanuḥ

Translation

So endet im Śrī Kūrma-Purāṇa, in der Saṃhitā von sechstausend Versen, im Pūrva-bhāga, das vierzigste Kapitel. Sūta sprach: „So ist Mahādeva—Gott der Götter, uranfänglicher Vater—der, der die Zeit in fester Ordnung bestimmt; denn die Zeit ist sein eigenes Selbst, ja seine souveräne (aiśvarī) Gestalt.“

Word by Word

इतिthus

श्रीकूर्मपुराणेin the Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa

षट्साहस्त्र्याम्in the six-thousand (collection)

संहितायाम्in the saṃhitā

पूर्वविभागेin the former section

चत्वारिशःfortieth

अध्यायःchapter

सूतःSūta

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus, in this way

एषःthis (one)

महादेवःMahādeva

देवदेवःgod of gods

पितामहःgrandfather/forefather

करोतिmakes, does

नियतम्fixed, regulated

कालम्time

कालात्माwhose essence is time / time-souled

हिindeed

ऐश्वरीdivine, belonging to Īśvara

तनुःbody, form

Speaker

Sūta

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa

Sūta

Mahādeva (Śiva)

Kāla (Time)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme Lord (here identified as Mahādeva) as Kāla itself—Time is not merely an external force but a divine mode of being (kālātmā), indicating an immanent sovereignty that orders all change.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; its yogic implication is contemplative—meditating on Īśvara as Kāla, the regulator of all cycles, supporting dispassion (vairāgya) and steadiness of mind central to Purāṇic yoga and Pāśupata-oriented devotion.

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

Within the Kūrma Purāṇa’s synthetic theology, divine sovereignty is expressed through shared supreme attributes (like being the source and ruler of Time), allowing Śaiva language (Mahādeva as Kāla) to function within a broader Purāṇic non-sectarian framework.