Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation

Devanagari script

उमादेहसमुद्भूता योगनिद्रा च कौशीकी / नियोगाद् वासुदेवस्य यशोदातनया ह्यभूत्

Transliteration

umādehasamudbhūtā yoganidrā ca kauśīkī / niyogād vāsudevasya yaśodātanayā hyabhūt

Translation

Née du corps d’Umā, cette même Somnolence yogique—Kauśikī—sur l’ordre de Vāsudeva, devint en vérité la fille de Yaśodā.

Word by Word

• उमा-देह-समुद्भूता: arisen from Umā’s body
• उमा-देह-समुद्भूता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भूत (कृदन्त; सम्+उद्+√भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त-विशेषण (past passive participle)

• योग-निद्रा: Yoganidrā (mystic sleep)
• योग-निद्रा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + निद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कौशीकी: Kauśikī
• कौशीकी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशीकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• नियोगात्: from the command/commission
• नियोगात्: Apadana (अपादान/from; cause-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• यशोदा-तनया: Yaśodā’s daughter
• यशोदा-तनया: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशोदा (प्रातिपदिक) + तनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• अभूत्: became/was born
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/authorial narration within the Kurma Purana’s discourse framework)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Yoganidrā (Yogamāyā)
• Kauśikī
• Vāsudeva
• Yaśodā

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FAQs

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

It implies the Supreme (Vāsudeva) governs cosmic functions through Śakti—Yoganidrā—showing that the transcendent Lord remains sovereign while power (Śakti) operates manifestation and concealment.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The term yoga-nidrā points to yogic withdrawal and divine ‘sleep’—a model for Yoga-śāstra where consciousness can be gathered inward; in Purāṇic theology, it also denotes the Lord’s power that veils and reveals reality.

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

Śaiva identity (Umā/Kauśikī) and Vaiṣṇava sovereignty (Vāsudeva’s command) are coordinated, presenting Śakti as a bridge that harmonizes Śiva’s sphere with Viṣṇu’s līlā, consistent with the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance.