Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64

Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching

Devanagari script

तस्मै भगवते नित्यं नमः सत्याय धीमते / पाराशर्याय मुनये व्यासायामिततेजसे

Transliteration

tasmai bhagavate nityaṃ namaḥ satyāya dhīmate / pārāśaryāya munaye vyāsāyāmitatejase

Translation

Hommage sans cesse rendu à ce Seigneur bienheureux—Vérité même et sagesse suprême—au muni Vyāsa, fils de Parāśara, d’une splendeur sans mesure.

Word by Word

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (सम्प्रदान/दत्तिः; Dative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• भगवते: to the Blessed Lord
• भगवते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative), एकवचनम्

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojaka/Interjection (सम्बोधनार्थ-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (indeclinable interjection); नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः

• सत्याय: to Truth
• सत्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative), एकवचनम्

• धीमते: to the wise
• धीमते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying भगवते/सत्याय)

• पाराशर्याय: to Pārāśarya (son of Parāśara)
• पाराशर्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाराशर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative), एकवचनम्; पितृनाम-व्युत्पन्न-नाम

• मुनये: to the sage
• मुनये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative), एकवचनम्

• व्यासाय: to Vyāsa
• व्यासाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative), एकवचनम्

• अमिततेजसे: to the one of immeasurable splendor
• अमिततेजसे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग-तेजस्-शब्दः, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अमितं तेजः यस्य/अमिततेजस्) विशेषणम् (व्यासाय)

Speaker

Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) or the text’s invocatory voice praising Vyāsa

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Parashara

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FAQs

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

It presents the highest authority as “satya” (truth) and “dhīmat” (perfect discernment), implying that ultimate reality is grounded in truth-consciousness, approached through wisdom and reverent alignment with authentic revelation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse models a foundational sādhana: nitya-namaskāra (constant reverence). In the Kurma Purana’s spiritual tone, this supports śraddhā, humility, and guru-prasāda—preconditions for deeper disciplines such as mantra, dhyāna, and Pāśupata-oriented inner purification.

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

By venerating Vyāsa as “bhagavat” and “satya,” it frames Purāṇic teaching as a unified dharmic revelation; this supports the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where sectarian boundaries are secondary to truth, wisdom, and liberation-oriented instruction.