Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39

Bhūrloka-Vyavasthā — The Seven Dvīpas, Seven Oceans, and the Meru-Centered Order of Jambūdvīpa

Devanagari script

वसन्ति तत्र मुनयः सिद्धाश्च ब्रह्मभाविताः / प्रसन्नाः शान्तरजसः सर्वदुः खविवर्जिताः

Transliteration

vasanti tatra munayaḥ siddhāśca brahmabhāvitāḥ / prasannāḥ śāntarajasaḥ sarvaduḥ khavivarjitāḥ

Translation

Là demeurent des sages et des êtres accomplis, l’esprit pénétré de Brahman. Sereins et lumineux de clarté, le rajas apaisé, ils sont entièrement délivrés de toute souffrance.

Word by Word

• वसन्ति: dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ब्रह्म-भाविताः: imbued with Brahman
• ब्रह्म-भाविताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of munayaḥ,siddhāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + भावित (कृदन्त, √भू/√भाव्)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; भूतकृत्-प्रत्यय (past passive participle) ‘भावित’ = cultivated/imbued; तत्पुरुष-समासः: ब्रह्मणा भाविताः / ब्रह्मविषये भाविताः

• प्रसन्नाः: serene, pleased
• प्रसन्नाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• शान्त-रजसः: with rajas (passion) calmed
• शान्त-रजसः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुष-समासः: शान्तं रजः येषाम् (sense: whose rajas is pacified)

• सर्व-दुःख-विवर्जिताः: free from all sorrow
• सर्व-दुःख-विवर्जिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (कृदन्त, √वृज्/वर्ज्)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; भूतकृत् (PPP) ‘विवर्जित’ = devoid of; तत्पुरुष-समासः: सर्वैः दुःखैः विवर्जिताः

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the sanctified region; within the broader Kurma Purana dialogue framework associated with Lord Kurma’s teaching stream)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Munis
• Siddhas
• Brahman

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FAQs

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

By saying the sages are “brahma-bhāvita” (absorbed in Brahman), it points to realization of the Self as Brahman—where sorrow ceases as a direct mark of inner awakening.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes a yogic outcome: pacification of rajas (mental agitation) and establishment in prasāda (clarity/serenity), implying sustained meditation on Brahman and disciplined inner restraint leading to freedom from duḥkha.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: liberation is framed through Brahman-realization and yogic serenity rather than sectarian identity, aligning Shaiva and Vaishnava paths in a shared soteriology.