Shloka 7

Rudrakoṭi, Madhuvana, Puṣpanagarī, and Kālañjara — Śveta’s Bhakti and the Subjugation of Kāla

Devanagari script

अथान्तरिक्षे विमलं पश्यन्ति स्म महत्तरम् / ज्योतिस्तत्रैव ते सर्वे ऽभिलषन्तः परं पदम्

Transliteration

athāntarikṣe vimalaṃ paśyanti sma mahattaram / jyotistatraiva te sarve 'bhilaṣantaḥ paraṃ padam

Translation

Dann erblickten sie im Zwischenraum des Himmels ein gewaltiges, makelloses Leuchten. Dort selbst richteten alle, die nach dem Höchsten Zustand verlangten, ihr Sehnen auf die höchste Wohnstatt.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (indeclinable; then/thereupon)

• अन्तरिक्षे: in the sky
• अन्तरिक्षे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative singular)

• विमलम्: pure / spotless
• विमलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative singular; adjectival)

• पश्यन्ति: they see
• पश्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person plural)

• स्म: indeed (in past narration)
• स्म: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: स्म-निपात; भूतार्थ/वृत्तान्तसूचक (particle indicating past narrative)

• महत्तरम्: greater
• महत्तरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative) (Neuter, Accusative singular; comparative)

• ज्योतिः: a light
• ज्योतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: just / indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (or सर्वलिङ्ग), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Pronoun; Nominative plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative plural; adjectival)

• अभिलषन्तः: desiring
• अभिलषन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+लष् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative plural)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative singular; adjectival)

• पदम्: state / abode
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purana-samvada frame; describing the seekers’ vision)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Param Padam (Supreme Abode)
• Jyotis (Divine Light)

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FAQs

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

It points to the Supreme as a “stainless radiance” (vimala-jyotis)—a pure, untainted reality grasped in contemplation, toward which the aspirant turns as the highest state (paraṃ padam).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse implies dhyāna leading to inner vision: perception of a vast, pure light in the subtle sphere (antarikṣa), followed by single-pointed aspiration for liberation—typical of Purāṇic Yoga and compatible with Pāśupata-oriented renunciation and devotion.

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

By emphasizing the one “Supreme Abode” realized as pure light, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the ultimate goal is a single highest reality approached through Shaiva-Vaishnava forms yet culminating in the same paraṃ padam.