Shloka 67

Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti

Devanagari script

वैश्यानां मारुतं स्थानं स्वधर्ममनुवर्तताम् / गान्धर्वं शूद्रजातीनां परिचारेण वर्तताम्

Transliteration

vaiśyānāṃ mārutaṃ sthānaṃ svadharmamanuvartatām / gāndharvaṃ śūdrajātīnāṃ paricāreṇa vartatām

Translation

Pour les vaiśyas fidèles à leur svadharma, est déclaré le séjour des Maruts. Pour ceux nés śūdras qui vivent par le service et l’assistance, est déclaré le séjour des Gandharvas.

Word by Word

• वैश्यानाम्: of the Vaishyas
• वैश्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• मारुतम्: of Marut/Vāyu; airy
• मारुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies स्थानम्)

• स्थानम्: place/state
• स्थानम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वधर्मम्: one’s own duty
• स्वधर्मम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अनुवर्तताम्: follow (you all)
• अनुवर्तताम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; आज्ञार्थे (imperative sense)

• गान्धर्वम्: Gandharva-related
• गान्धर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गान्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies स्थानम् understood)

• शूद्रजातीनाम्: of the Śūdra groups
• शूद्रजातीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र + जाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘castes of Śūdras’

• परिचारेण: by service/attendance
• परिचारेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वर्तताम्: live/behave (you all)
• वर्तताम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; आज्ञार्थे (imperative sense)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on varṇāśrama-dharma and karmic destinations

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Maruts
• Gandharvas
• Vaishya
• Shudra

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it teaches that embodied beings reap results according to adherence to sva-dharma; the deeper Kurma Purana teaching is that such karmic stations are within saṃsāra, while realization of the Self (ātma-jñāna) transcends all allotted lokas.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is named; the practice emphasized is karma-yoga in the form of disciplined performance of one’s ordained duty (sva-dharma) without deviation, which the Kurma Purana later aligns with purification needed for higher yoga and jñāna.

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

The verse itself is dharma-focused, but within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis it reflects a shared ethical foundation: righteous duty and self-discipline are presented as universally valid supports for devotion and liberation, whether oriented to Hari (Kurma/Vishnu) or Hara (Shiva).