Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Vārāṇasī (Avimukta) Māhātmya and the Catalogue of Guhya-Tīrthas

Devanagari script

उवाच च महादेवी क्रोधनस्त्वं भवान् यतः / इह क्षेत्रे न वस्तव्यं कृतघ्नो ऽसि त्वया सदा

Transliteration

uvāca ca mahādevī krodhanastvaṃ bhavān yataḥ / iha kṣetre na vastavyaṃ kṛtaghno 'si tvayā sadā

Translation

Alors la Grande Déesse dit : « Puisque tu es enclin à la colère, tu ne dois pas demeurer dans ce kṣetra sacré ; car tu es toujours ingrat. »

Word by Word

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• महादेवी: the great goddess
• महादेवी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्रोधनः: angry, wrathful
• क्रोधनः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवान्: your honor (you)
• भवान्: कर्ता (Apposition to ‘त्वम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; आदरार्थक (honorific ‘you’)

• यतः: since, because
• यतः: हेतु (Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal indeclinable: because/since)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred place/field
• क्षेत्रे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• वस्तव्यम्: should be lived (stayed)
• वस्तव्यम्: विधेय (Prohibition/necessity)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; भावे प्रयोगः—‘to be dwelt/should be stayed’

• कृतघ्नः: ungrateful
• कृतघ्नः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय-विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः—‘कृतं (उपकारं) हन्ति’ (ungrateful)

• असि: are
• असि: क्रिया (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: कर्ता (Agent/Instrumental in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: कालाधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: always)

Speaker

Mahādevī (the Goddess)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī
• Kṣetra (sacred field)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it teaches that spiritual fitness for a kṣetra depends on inner purification—anger and ingratitude veil discernment of the Self; restraint and gratitude support sattva, which is conducive to Atman-realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse implies yama-like disciplines central to Purāṇic Yoga—control of krodha (anger), cultivation of kṛtajñatā (gratitude), and ethical purity as prerequisites for fruitful worship, japa, and meditation in a sacred place.

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

Though not naming them, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis frames sacred space and spiritual eligibility as grounded in shared dharma and yogic virtues—principles upheld across Shaiva and Vaishnava devotion, emphasizing unity in ethical and contemplative discipline.