Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

अन्ये सहस्त्रशो रुद्रा निसृष्टास्तेन धीमता / रोमजा इति विख्यातास्तस्य साहाय्यकारिणः

Transliteration

anye sahastraśo rudrā nisṛṣṭāstena dhīmatā / romajā iti vikhyātāstasya sāhāyyakāriṇaḥ

Translation

Par ce Sage, d’autres Rudras furent aussi émanés par milliers ; ils sont connus comme les « Romaja » (nés des poils), ses auxiliaires dans l’œuvre cosmique.

Word by Word

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सहस्रशः: by the thousand
• सहस्रशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशः (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/बहुत्ववाचक अव्यय (adverb: by thousands)

• रुद्राः: Rudras
• रुद्राः: कर्ता (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• निसृष्टाः: sent forth/created
• निसृष्टाः: कर्मणि-भाव (Predicate/Result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + सृज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; रुद्राः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तेन: by him
• तेन: करण (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; संदर्भे ‘महेश्वरेण/तस्मिन्’

• धीमता: wise
• धीमता: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तेन इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• रोमजाः: hair-born ones
• रोमजाः: कर्ता (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोम + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रोम्णः जाताः)

• इति: thus (called)
• इति: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/नामनिर्देश-अव्यय (quotative/marker of designation)

• विख्याताः: well-known
• विख्याताः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; रोमजाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• साहाय्यकारिणः: helpers
• साहाय्यकारिणः: कर्ता (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहाय्य + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (साहाय्यं कुर्वन्ति)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse tradition; likely Sūta/Vyāsa framing a cosmogonic account within Purva-bhaga)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Rudras (Romaja)

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FAQs

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

It portrays the Supreme as possessing effortless creative potency: countless Rudras arise as emanations to carry out cosmic functions, implying a single source whose will manifests many forms without diminishing its unity.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific practice is prescribed in this verse; its yogic implication is contemplative—meditating on īśvara-śakti (the Lord’s power of manifestation) and the ordered hierarchy of divine agencies, a common foundation for the Kurma Purana’s later Pāśupata-oriented discipline.

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

By presenting Rudras as emanated divine helpers within a single cosmic administration, it supports the Purana’s synthetic theology: Rudra-forms function harmoniously under the Supreme principle, aligning Shaiva devotion with a broader Vaishnava-compatible framework of one ultimate reality.