Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Durjaya, Urvaśī, and the Expiation at Vārāṇasī

Genealogy and Sin-Removal through Viśveśvara

Devanagari script

स तत्र मानसं नाम सरस्त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् / भेजे शृङ्गाण्यतिक्रम्य स्वबाहुबलभावितः

Transliteration

sa tatra mānasaṃ nāma sarastrailokyaviśrutam / bheje śṛṅgāṇyatikramya svabāhubalabhāvitaḥ

Translation

Là, il parvint au lac nommé Mānasa, renommé dans les trois mondes; franchissant les cimes, il y arriva, s’appuyant sur la force de ses propres bras.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• मानसम्: Mānasa (lake)
• मानसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; सरसः नाम

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक (appositive particle: ‘named’)

• सरः: lake
• सरः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्य-विश्रुतम्: renowned in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्य-विश्रुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विश्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: त्रैलोक्ये विश्रुतम् (renowned in the three worlds)

• भेजे: resorted to/reached
• भेजे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शृङ्गाणि: peaks
• शृङ्गाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• अतिक्रम्य: having crossed
• अतिक्रम्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; उपसर्ग: अति-

• स्व-बाहु-बल-भावितः: strengthened by his own arm-power
• स्व-बाहु-बल-भावितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक) + भावित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: स्वबाहुबलैः भावितः (empowered/strengthened by his own arm-strength)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the pilgrimage/episode within the Kurma Purana’s tirtha narrative

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mānasa Sarovar

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it highlights disciplined effort and purposeful movement toward a sacred goal; in Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such tapas and tirtha-sevana are outward supports that steady the seeker for inner realization of the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes tapas (austerity/steadfast exertion) and niścaya (resolve): crossing difficult terrain “by one’s own strength” mirrors the yogic ideal of sustained practice (abhyāsa) and endurance that prepares one for meditation.

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

Not explicitly in this line; however, the tirtha framework of the Kurma Purana commonly treats sacred geography as shared ground for Shaiva-Vaishnava devotion, where pilgrimage and discipline lead toward the same supreme reality.