Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 90

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

Devanagari script

सृजत्येतज्जगत् सर्वं विष्णुस्तत् पश्यतीश्वरः / इत्थं जगत् सर्वमिदं रुद्रनारायणोद्भवम्

Transliteration

sṛjatyetajjagat sarvaṃ viṣṇustat paśyatīśvaraḥ / itthaṃ jagat sarvamidaṃ rudranārāyaṇodbhavam

Translation

Viṣṇu engendre cet univers tout entier, et Īśvara (Rudra) le contemple et le gouverne. Ainsi, tout ce monde procède conjointement de Rudra et de Nārāyaṇa.

Word by Word

• sṛjati: creates
• sṛjati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘jagat’ इति विशेषण

• jagat: world, universe
• jagat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘jagat’ इति विशेषण

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that (same)’—पूर्वोक्तं जगत्

• paśyati: sees, beholds
• paśyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद-समर्थक (apposition)

• ittham: thus
• ittham: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण — ‘thus/in this manner’

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarvam: entire
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘jagat’ इति विशेषण

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘jagat’ इति विशेषण

• rudra-nārāyaṇa-udbhavam: originating from Rudra and Nārāyaṇa
• rudra-nārāyaṇa-udbhavam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्र-नारायणयोः उद्भवः यस्य) — ‘arisen from Rudra and Nārāyaṇa’

Speaker

Narrator/Teacher voice within the Purva-bhaga discourse (affirming Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Ishvara (Rudra)
• Narayana
• Rudra

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FAQs

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

It presents a single supreme lordship operating through complementary divine aspects—Viṣṇu as the creative power and Īśvara/Rudra as the overseeing consciousness—implying one ultimate reality expressed as two names/forms.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports a contemplative theism used in Purāṇic yoga: meditate on the one Īśvara as the unified source of creation and governance, dissolving sectarian duality—an orientation compatible with Pāśupata-style devotion and inner absorption on Rudra–Nārāyaṇa.

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

It explicitly teaches their unity in cosmic causation: the universe is said to be “Rudra–Nārāyaṇa-udbhava,” arising from both together, emphasizing non-competitive, non-dual harmony between Śiva and Viṣṇu.