Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

चारुदेष्णः सुचारुश्च चारुवेषो यशोधरः / चारुश्रवाश्चारुयशाः प्रद्युम्नः शङ्ख एव च

Transliteration

cārudeṣṇaḥ sucāruśca cāruveṣo yaśodharaḥ / cāruśravāścāruyaśāḥ pradyumnaḥ śaṅkha eva ca

Translation

« (Ce sont) Cārudeṣṇa ; Sucāru, le plus charmant ; Cāruveṣa, à la belle forme et au bel habit ; Yaśodhara, porteur de gloire ; Cāruśravas, à la renommée douce ; Cāruyaśas, à la célébrité éclatante ; Pradyumna ; et aussi Śaṅkha. »

Word by Word

• cārudeṣṇaḥ: Cārudeṣṇa
• cārudeṣṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāru + deṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय (Karmadharaya: “beautiful Deṣṇa”)

• sucāruḥ: Sucāru
• sucāruḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + cāru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय (Karmadharaya: “very beautiful”)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चय (conjunction)

• cāruveṣaḥ: Cāruveṣa
• cāruveṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāru + veṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय (Karmadharaya: “having beautiful attire”)

• yaśodharaḥ: Yaśodhara
• yaśodharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśas + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (Tatpurusha: “bearer of fame”)

• cāruśravāḥ: Cāruśravā
• cāruśravāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāru + śravas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय (Karmadharaya: “of lovely fame”)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चय (conjunction)

• cāruyaśāḥ: Cāruyaśā
• cāruyaśāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāru + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय (Karmadharaya: “of lovely glory”)

• pradyumnaḥ: Pradyumna
• pradyumnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradyumna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• śaṅkhaḥ: Śaṅkha
• śaṅkhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• eva: indeed/also
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting a litany of divine names for remembrance and praise

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Narayana
• Pradyumna
• Shankha

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FAQs

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

By presenting the Lord through auspicious names—beauty, fame, and divine power—it points to the Atman/Ishvara as the repository of all auspicious qualities (kalyāṇa-guṇas) remembered through nāma-smaraṇa.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The practice implied is nāma-japa and smaraṇa (meditative recollection of the Lord’s names), a bhakti-based discipline that steadies the mind and supports inner concentration akin to dhyāna in Yoga-śāstra.

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

Though this specific śloka lists Vaiṣṇava epithets, the Kurma Purana’s broader framework treats such divine naming as valid worship of the one Supreme reality, harmonizing sectarian forms within a unified (non-contradictory) Purāṇic theology.