Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Meru-Topography: Cities of Brahmā and the Dikpālas; Descent of Gaṅgā; Varṣa-Lotus and Boundary Mountains

Devanagari script

तत्रैव पर्वतवरे शक्रस्य परमा पुरी / नाम्नामरावती पूर्वे सर्वशोभासमन्विता

Transliteration

tatraiva parvatavare śakrasya paramā purī / nāmnāmarāvatī pūrve sarvaśobhāsamanvitā

Translation

Là même, sur cette montagne d’excellence, se trouve la cité suprême de Śakra (Indra), nommée Amarāvatī, vers l’orient, parée de toutes les splendeurs.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (Locative adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), निपात (Particle; emphasis)

• पर्वतवरे: on the excellent mountain
• पर्वतवरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• शक्रस्य: of Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमा: supreme, excellent
• परमा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) to पुरी

• पुरी: city
• पुरी: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: करण (Karaṇa/means; naming)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular); ‘नाम्ना’ = ‘by name’

• अमरावती: Amarāvatī
• अमरावती: सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य-निर्देश (Appositive name of पुरी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर + आवती/आवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); नगरनाम (proper noun)

• पूर्वे: in the east
• पूर्वे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa; in the east)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular); दिशावाचक विशेषण (directional)

• सर्वशोभासमन्विता: endowed with all splendor
• सर्वशोभासमन्विता: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + शोभा + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्+अन्वि/अनु+इ धातु से)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘समन्वित’ = endowed; विशेषण to पुरी

Speaker

Suta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic description within the Kurma Purana narrative frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Amarāvatī

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FAQs

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

It does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it situates the narrative in Purāṇic cosmography, where divine realms like Amarāvatī function as symbolic backdrops for dharma and spiritual instruction.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit Yoga practice is stated in this verse; it provides a geographic/cosmic setting that, in the Kurma Purāṇa, often supports later teachings on dharma, vrata, and contemplative disciplines.

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

This verse is neutral on Shiva–Vishnu theology; it focuses on Indra’s city. The Kurma Purāṇa’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis appears in other sections rather than in this location-description.