Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa

Devanagari script

तुष्टाव वैदिकैर्मन्त्रैः सावित्र्या च विशेषतः / क्षणादपश्यत् पुरुषं तमेव परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

tuṣṭāva vaidikairmantraiḥ sāvitryā ca viśeṣataḥ / kṣaṇādapaśyat puruṣaṃ tameva parameśvaram

Translation

Il le loua par des mantras védiques, et tout particulièrement par la Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī). En un instant, il contempla ce même Puruṣa comme Parameśvara, le Seigneur suprême.

Word by Word

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• वैदिकैः: with Vedic
• वैदिकैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मन्त्रैः: mantras
• मन्त्रैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सावित्र्या: with the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī)
• सावित्र्या: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (adverb: 'especially')

• क्षणात्: in a moment
• क्षणात्: अपादान (Ablative/source: 'within a moment')
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपश्यत्: saw
• अपश्यत्: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• पुरुषम्: the Person
• पुरुषम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तम्: that (same)
• तम्: कर्म (Karma; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: कर्म (Karma; apposition to पुरुषम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; परम + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the devotee’s act and result)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Puruṣa
• Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī)
• Vedic mantras

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FAQs

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

By identifying the realized object of vision as the Puruṣa and Parameśvara, the verse presents the Supreme as the personal, all-pervading Reality who becomes directly knowable through purified devotion and Vedic contemplation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Mantra-yoga centered on Vedic recitation—especially Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī)—is emphasized: disciplined praise (stuti/japa) culminates in darśana, implying concentration (dhāraṇā) and inner purification consistent with Kurma Purana’s yogic sādhanā.

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

By using the title Parameśvara for the Puruṣa revealed through Vedic mantra, the verse supports the Purāṇa’s synthetic theology: the Supreme Lord is one Reality addressed through different divine names and forms across Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms.