Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 159

Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat

Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis

Devanagari script

अस्याः सर्वमिदं जातमत्रैव लयमेष्यति / एषैव सर्वभूतानां गतीनामुत्तमा गतिः

Transliteration

asyāḥ sarvamidaṃ jātamatraiva layameṣyati / eṣaiva sarvabhūtānāṃ gatīnāmuttamā gatiḥ

Translation

D’Elle naît tout cet univers, et en Elle même il se résorbe. Elle seule est la destination suprême parmi toutes les destinations de tous les êtres.

Word by Word

• अस्याः: of her
• अस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (इदम्)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जातम्: born/arisen
• जातम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (प्रातिपदिक; √जन् धातु-जन्य क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis/only)

• लयम्: dissolution/absorption
• लयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एष्यति: will go/attain
• एष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एषा: this (she)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्वभूतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक; √भू धातु-जन्य क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि भूतानि)

• गतीनाम्: of (all) destinations/paths
• गतीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• उत्तमा: highest
• उत्तमा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (गतिः)

• गतिः: goal/destination
• गतिः: Karta/Predicate (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the sages/seekers in the Purva-bhaga discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kurma
• Shakti (Devi)
• Prakriti
• Laya (cosmic dissolution)
• Paramā Gati (Supreme Goal)

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FAQs

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

It presents the ultimate reality as the single ground from which manifestation arises and into which it returns—pointing to a supreme, all-containing principle that is the final refuge beyond all limited states.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports laya-oriented contemplation: meditating on the source (yoni/ādhāra) into which mind and world dissolve, aligning with Purāṇic yoga themes of withdrawal (pratyāhāra), inner absorption (dhyāna), and final merging (laya/samādhi) toward the highest gati.

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

By framing the supreme goal as one ultimate refuge (whether named as Devi/Shakti, Īśvara, or the highest reality), it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where sectarian names differ but the supreme destination is one.