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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64

Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha

Devanagari script

सुपीतवसनो ऽनन्तो महामायो महाभुजः / क्षीरोदकन्यया नित्यं गृहीतचरणद्वयः

Transliteration

supītavasano 'nanto mahāmāyo mahābhujaḥ / kṣīrodakanyayā nityaṃ gṛhītacaraṇadvayaḥ

Translation

Revêtu d’éclatants vêtements jaunes, l’Infini—maître de la grande Māyā et aux bras puissants—voit sans cesse ses deux pieds tenus avec dévotion par la Fille de l’Océan de Lait (Śrī/Lakṣmī).

Word by Word

सुपीतवसनःwearing well-drunk(?) / well-yellow garments (well-clad)

अनन्तःAnanta (the Infinite)

महामायःthe one of great māyā

महाभुजःgreat-armed

क्षीरोदकन्ययाby the daughter of the Milk-ocean (Lakṣmī)

नित्यम्always

गृहीतचरणद्वयःwhose pair of feet is held (held by her)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice) presenting a stuti/description of Bhagavān for contemplation

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Ananta (Vishnu-Narayana)

Lakshmi (Kṣīrodakanyā)

FAQs

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

By calling the Lord “Ananta” (Infinite) while also describing his manifest form, the verse points to the Supreme as limitless in essence yet approachable through a divine, contemplable embodiment—linking nirguṇa depth with saguṇa grace.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds pāda-sevā and pāda-smaraṇa—meditative devotion to the Lord’s feet—as a stabilizing bhakti-yoga practice, harmonizing inner contemplation with reverent surrender emphasized across Kurma Purana’s spiritual discipline.

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

Though explicitly a Vishnu-description, its theology of one Supreme endowed with cosmic power (mahāmāyā) aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis, where the same highest reality is praised through both Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms.