Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 118

Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara

Devanagari script

तस्मादेष महायोगी मद्भक्तैः पुरुषोत्तमः / अर्चनीयो नमस्कार्यो मत्प्रीतिजननाय हि

Transliteration

tasmādeṣa mahāyogī madbhaktaiḥ puruṣottamaḥ / arcanīyo namaskāryo matprītijananāya hi

Translation

Darum, o Puruṣottama, soll dieser große Yogi von Meinen Bhaktas verehrt und mit Verneigung gegrüßt werden—wahrlich, um Mein Wohlgefallen (Meine Gnade) zu erwecken.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तस्मात्-प्रयोगः), ‘therefore’; from Ablative singular used adverbially

• एषः: this (person)
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• महायोगी: great yogin
• महायोगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; compound: महान् योगी (karmadhāraya) ‘great yogin’

• मद्भक्तैः: by my devotees
• मद्भक्तैः: Karaṇa/Agent-instrument (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; compound: मम भक्ताः (genitive tatpuruṣa) ‘by my devotees’

• पुरुषोत्तमः: the best of men
• पुरुषोत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; compound: पुरुषाणाम् उत्तमः (genitive tatpuruṣa) ‘best of persons’

• अर्चनीयः: to be worshipped
• अर्चनीयः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: Future passive participle/gerundive (तव्यत्/अनीयर्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘worthy to be worshipped’

• नमस्कार्यः: to be saluted
• नमस्कार्यः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमस् + √कृ (धातु)
• Form: Gerundive (ण्यत्/यत्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘worthy to be saluted’

• मत्प्रीतिजननाय: for generating my pleasure
• मत्प्रीतिजननाय: Sampradāna/Purpose (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीति + जनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; compound: मम प्रीतिः (genitive) + जननम् (karmadhāraya/ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa overall) → ‘for the producing of my pleasure’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Reason-marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) ‘indeed/for’

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking within the Ishvara Gita discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma (Vishnu)
• Mahayogi (exalted yogic teacher/adept)
• Devotees (bhaktas)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents Ishvara as the supreme spiritual center whose grace is awakened through devotion and right relationship to realized yogic authority; pleasing the Lord is shown as a direct spiritual aim rather than merely ritual formality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights the devotional discipline (bhakti-sadhana) of arcanā (worship) and namaskāra (reverential salutation) toward a mahāyogī—implying that honoring realized yogic embodiment supports the aspirant’s progress in the Kurma Purana’s Pashupata-oriented Yoga path.

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

By teaching that worship of an exalted yogic figure pleases the Lord, it reflects the Purana’s integrative stance: devotion to the highest yogic principle (often expressed in Shaiva idiom) is not opposed to Vishnu-bhakti, but functions as a means of pleasing Ishvara.