Shloka 16

Commencement of the Upari-bhāga: The Sages Request Brahma-vidyā; Vyāsa Recalls the Badarikā Inquiry and Śiva–Viṣṇu Theophany

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमारः सनकस्तथैव च सनन्दनः / अङ्गिरा रुद्रसहितो भृगुः परमधर्मवित्

Transliteration

sanatkumāraḥ sanakastathaiva ca sanandanaḥ / aṅgirā rudrasahito bhṛguḥ paramadharmavit

Translation

Sanatkumāra, Sanaka y asimismo Sanandana; Aṅgiras junto con Rudra; y Bhṛgu—conocedor del Dharma supremo—estaban presentes.

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सनकः: Sanaka
• सनकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सनन्दनः: Sanandana
• सनन्दनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• अङ्गिराः: Aṅgiras
• अङ्गिराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; रूपम्: अङ्गिराः (ऋषिनाम)

• रुद्रसहितः: accompanied by Rudra
• रुद्रसहितः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण/qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र + सहित (प्रातिपदिक; 'सह' उपसर्ग + इ (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past participle used adjectivally)

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• परमधर्मवित्: knower of the highest dharma
• परमधर्मवित्: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + धर्म + विद् (प्रातिपदिक; 'विद्' = knowing)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) describing the sages present in the assembly

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Sanaka
• Sanandana
• Angiras
• Rudra
• Bhrigu

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by presenting sages known for Brahma-vidyā and “parama-dharma,” it frames the teaching-context where realization of the Supreme Self is approached through highest Dharma and disciplined knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific practice is taught in this verse; it establishes the authoritative rishi-sabha that later supports disciplines such as Pāśupata-oriented worship, meditation, and dharma-based self-restraint in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching arc.

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

By placing Rudra within the same sacred assembly of seers that transmits Purāṇic wisdom, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance—honoring Rudra (Śiva) within a Vaishnava narrative framework without sectarian opposition.