Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 183

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

Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis

Devanagari script

ओङ्कारमूर्तिर्योगात्मा त्रयीनेत्रस्त्रिलोचनः / महाविभूतिर्देवेशो जयाशेषजगत्पते

Transliteration

oṅkāramūrtiryogātmā trayīnetrastrilocanaḥ / mahāvibhūtirdeveśo jayāśeṣajagatpate

Translation

Victoire à Toi—Seigneur dont la forme est Oṁ, dont l’essence est le Yoga; qui porte les Trois Vedas pour yeux, le Trois-Yeux. Détenteur d’une grande majesté divine, Seigneur des dieux : victoire au Souverain de l’univers entier, sans rien omettre.

Word by Word

• oṅkāramūrtiḥ: embodiment of Oṃkāra
• oṅkāramūrtiḥ: Pradhāna (प्रधान/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: oṅkāra + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ओङ्कारस्य मूर्तिः)

• yogātmā: whose nature is yoga
• yogātmā: Pradhāna (प्रधान/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुषः (योगः आत्मा यस्य/योगात्मकः) used as title

• trayīnetraḥ: having the three Vedas as eyes
• trayīnetraḥ: Pradhāna (प्रधान/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trayī + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुषः (त्रयी-नेत्रः = having the Vedic triad as eyes / threefold eye)

• trilocanaḥ: three-eyed
• trilocanaḥ: Pradhāna (प्रधान/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; द्विगु-समासः (त्रीणि लोचनानि यस्य)

• mahāvibhūtiḥ: great glory
• mahāvibhūtiḥ: Pradhāna (प्रधान/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + vibhūti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारयः (महती विभूतिः)

• deveśaḥ: lord of the gods
• deveśaḥ: Pradhāna (प्रधान/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• jaya: victory!
• jaya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ji (धातु)
• Form: Avyaya; āśīrvāda/udgāra (benedictive exclamation)

• aśeṣajagatpate: O lord of the entire world
• aśeṣajagatpate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśeṣa + jagat + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (अशेषस्य जगतः पतिः)

Speaker

A devotee/sage offering a stuti (hymn of praise) within the Purva-bhaga narrative frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Omkara
• Trayī (Three Vedas)
• Trilocana (Three-eyed Lord)
• Devesha (Lord of gods)
• Jagatpati (Lord of the universe)

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FAQs

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

It identifies the Supreme as Oṁ itself and as the very essence of Yoga—implying the Lord is the inner reality realized through yogic union, beyond partial or limited forms, as the universal Jagatpati.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

While not prescribing steps, it frames meditation around Oṁ (praṇava) and the Yogic Lord—supporting praṇava-japa and contemplation of Ishvara as the ground of the Vedas and the goal of yogic realization, consistent with Kurma Purana’s Pashupata-leaning devotional Yoga ethos.

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

By praising the Supreme with Shaiva epithets like “Trilocana” while also affirming universal lordship, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where one Ishvara is celebrated through both Shaiva and Vaishnava names and symbols.