Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction

Devanagari script

इत्येतदखिलं विप्राः शक्तिशक्तिमदुद्भवम् / प्रोच्यते सर्ववेदेषु मुनिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः

Transliteration

ityetadakhilaṃ viprāḥ śaktiśaktimadudbhavam / procyate sarvavedeṣu munibhistattvadarśibhiḥ

Translation

Thus, O Brahmins, this entire doctrine—arising from Śakti and the Śaktimān (the Power and its Lord)—is taught throughout all the Vedas by sages who are seers of truth.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अखिलम्: entire/complete
• अखिलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; एतत्-विशेषणम्

• विप्राः: O brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे (addressing)

• शक्ति-शक्तिमत्-उद्भवम्: arising from Śakti and the Śaktimān
• शक्ति-शक्तिमत्-उद्भवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्ति + शक्तिमत् + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः (निर्धारणार्थ): शक्तेः शक्तिमतः उद्भवम् (arising from Śakti and the possessor of Śakti)

• प्रोच्यते: is proclaimed
• प्रोच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सर्ववेदेषु: in all the Vedas
• सर्ववेदेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: सर्वे वेदाः

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तत्त्वदर्शिभिः: by seers of truth
• तत्त्वदर्शिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व-दर्शिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: तत्त्वस्य दर्शिनः

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Śakti
• Śaktimān
• Vedas
• Munis

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It frames ultimate teaching as rooted in Śakti and the Śaktimān—implying the Supreme is not a powerless abstraction but the conscious Lord inseparable from His power, a Veda-grounded view of reality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse itself is a Vedic-validation conclusion rather than a technique; it supports Ishvara Gita practice by grounding Yoga-shastra and contemplations on the Lord-with-Power (Śiva/Vishnu as Īśvara) in Vedic testimony.

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

By centering truth on Īśvara as Śaktimān with Śakti and citing Vedic unanimity, it aligns with the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the one Lord is praised through both Shaiva and Vaishnava theological language.