Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn

Devanagari script

त्वां ब्रह्मपारं हृदि सन्निविष्टं हिरण्मयं योगिनमादिमन्तम् / व्रजामि रुद्रं शरणं दिवस्थं महामुनिं ब्रह्ममयं पवित्रम्

Transliteration

tvāṃ brahmapāraṃ hṛdi sanniviṣṭaṃ hiraṇmayaṃ yoginamādimantam / vrajāmi rudraṃ śaraṇaṃ divasthaṃ mahāmuniṃ brahmamayaṃ pavitram

Translation

Je prends refuge en Toi—Rudra—Brahman transcendant, établi dans le cœur; Yogin d’or, primordial. Je cherche abri auprès de ce Grand Sage demeurant au ciel, tout pénétré de Brahman, le Très Purificateur.

Word by Word

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• brahmapāram: the one who is the farthest limit of Brahman
• brahmapāram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman + pāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘the far shore/limit of Brahman’ (i.e., beyond Brahman/ultimate)

• hṛdi: in the heart
• hṛdi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• sanniviṣṭam: dwelling (within)
• sanniviṣṭam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ni-viś (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘seated/entered’; qualifies tvām/rudram

• hiraṇmayam: golden
• hiraṇmayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hiraṇmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘golden, made of gold’

• yoginam: the yogin
• yoginam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ādimantam: primordial
• ādimantam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādimant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘possessing beginning/primordial’

• vrajāmi: I go / I resort to
• vrajāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular

• rudram: Rudra
• rudram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used predicatively/appositionally ‘as refuge’

• divastham: abiding in heaven
• divastham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: diva + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘standing/abiding in heaven’

• mahāmunim: the great sage
• mahāmunim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्मधारय: ‘great sage’

• brahmamayam: made of Brahman
• brahmamayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘consisting of Brahman’

• pavitram: pure
• pavitram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pavitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘pure/holy’

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant praising Rudra (within the Purva-bhaga narrative context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Brahman
• Yogin

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the Brahman seated in the heart—an inner, indwelling reality—yet also “beyond” (pāra), indicating transcendence along with immanence.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

By calling Rudra the primordial “Yogin” established in the heart, the verse points to inward contemplation (hṛdaya-dhyāna) and refuge-taking as the yogic orientation: realizing the radiant Lord within as the basis of liberation.

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

It frames Rudra in Brahman-terms (brahmamaya), a common Purāṇic strategy for synthesis: the supreme reality is one, approached through sectarian names, supporting a non-dual Shaiva–Vaishnava harmonization characteristic of the Kurma Purana.