Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha

Devanagari script

नाधयो व्याधयस्तत्र जरामृत्युभयं न च / क्रोधलोभविनिर्मुक्ता मायामात्सर्यवर्जिताः

Transliteration

nādhayo vyādhayastatra jarāmṛtyubhayaṃ na ca / krodhalobhavinirmuktā māyāmātsaryavarjitāḥ

Translation

Là, nulle affliction de l’esprit ni maladie du corps, et nulle crainte de la vieillesse et de la mort. Les êtres y sont délivrés de la colère et de l’avidité, exempts de māyā (tromperie) et d’envie.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• आधयः: mental afflictions
• आधयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• व्याधयः: diseases
• व्याधयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• जरा: old age
• जरा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (in jarāmṛtyu-)

• मृत्यु: death
• मृत्यु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (in jarāmṛtyu-)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासोत्तरपद (jarāmṛtyu-bhayam)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्रोधलोभविनिर्मुक्ताः: freed from anger and greed
• क्रोधलोभविनिर्मुक्ताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध-लोभ-विनिर्मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √मुच् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (क्रोधलोभाभ्यां विनिर्मुक्ताः)

• मायामात्सर्यवर्जिताः: devoid of illusion and envy
• मायामात्सर्यवर्जिताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माया-मात्सर्य-वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; √वृज्/√वर्ज् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (मायामात्सर्येभ्यः वर्जिताः/रहिताः)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing about the liberated/sattvic state (moksha-like realm) within the Purva-bhaga teaching narrative

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Moksha
• Maya

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FAQs

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

By describing a state beyond adhi-vyadhi and beyond fear of old age and death, the verse points to realization of the Self as untouched by bodily decay and mental agitation—an Atman-centered freedom characteristic of moksha.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the yogic fruits of inner purification: freedom from krodha (anger), lobha (greed), māyā (deceit/delusion), and mātsarya (envy). In Kurma Purana’s yoga-ethics, such vairāgya and self-restraint are foundational supports for meditation leading to liberation.

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the ideal of liberation through purification of passions aligns with the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis: the same moksha is taught through shared yogic disciplines honored across both Pashupata-leaning Shaiva and Vishnu-centered traditions.