Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

यः पठेच्छृणुयाद् वापि राज्ञश्चरितमुत्तमम् / सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते

Transliteration

yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyād vāpi rājñaścaritamuttamam / sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmaloke mahīyate

Translation

Quiconque récite, ou même écoute, ce récit excellent de la noble conduite du roi, est délivré de tous les péchés et honoré dans le monde de Brahmā (Brahmaloka).

Word by Word

• यः: who (whoever)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• पठेत्: should read
• पठेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शृणुयात्: should hear/listen
• शृणुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विकल्प-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; also/indeed)

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• चरितम्: deeds/story
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त (PPP) from वि+निर्मुच्/मुच् ‘to free’; समासः (सर्वाणि पापानि—तैः/ततः विनिर्मुक्तः)

• ब्रह्मलोके: in Brahma-loka
• ब्रह्मलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is honored/is glorified)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) to the sages (traditional Purāṇic frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaloka
• Rājā (the king)

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FAQs

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

It does not define Ātman directly; it emphasizes purification (pāpa-kṣaya) through śravaṇa and pāṭha of dharmic narrative, which traditionally prepares the mind for realizing the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The practice highlighted is śravaṇa (devotional listening) and pāṭha (recitation) as purifying disciplines—supportive auxiliaries to Yoga by cleansing karmic impediments and stabilizing sāttvika attention.

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

This specific verse is a phalaśruti about rājadharma-kathā and does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; in the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such purifying hearing supports devotion to Īśvara beyond sectarian division.