Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

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

Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis

Devanagari script

अरुन्धती वसुर्जामी लम्बा भानुर्मरुत्वती / संकल्पा च मुहूर्ता च साध्या विश्वा च भामिनी

Transliteration

arundhatī vasurjāmī lambā bhānurmarutvatī / saṃkalpā ca muhūrtā ca sādhyā viśvā ca bhāminī

Translation

Arundhatī; Vasū; Jāmī; Lambā; Bhānū; Marutvatī; Saṃkalpā; Muhūrtā; Sādhyā; Viśvā; et Bhāminī — tels sont ses noms sacrés.

Word by Word

• अरुन्धती: Arundhatī
• अरुन्धती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• वसुः: Vasu
• वसुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• जामी: Jāmī
• जामी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• लम्बा: Lambā
• लम्बा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• भानुः: Bhānu
• भानुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• मरुत्वती: Marutvatī
• मरुत्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• संकल्पा: Saṃkalpā
• संकल्पा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्पा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• मुहूर्ता: Muhūrtā
• मुहूर्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• साध्या: Sādhyā
• साध्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• विश्वा: Viśvā
• विश्वा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• भामिनी: Bhāminī
• भामिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator within the Kurma Purana’s discourse (sage-to-sage Purāṇic narration), listing Devi’s epithets as part of dharma and devotion

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Arundhati
• Vasus
• Maruts
• Sadhyas

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by presenting the Divine as all-pervading power (Viśvā) and luminous consciousness (Bhānū/Bhāminī), it supports the Purāṇic view that the Supreme is expressed through universal Śakti while remaining the inner Self beyond names.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse functions as nāma-smaraṇa (meditative recollection of divine names). In Kurma Purana-style sādhanā, repeating such epithets steadies saṃkalpa (resolve) and aligns the mind with auspicious time (muhūrta), supporting mantra-japa and devotional concentration.

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

By foregrounding Śakti as the universal, time-governing and attainment-giving power, it fits the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where the same supreme reality is honored through complementary Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava frames—one truth expressed as Lord (Śiva/Vişṇu) and as His inseparable power (Śakti).