Shloka 52

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Devanagari script

पुराकल्पे समुत्पन्ना भूर्भुवःस्वः सनातनाः / महाव्याहृतयस्तिस्त्रः सर्वाशुभनिबर्हणाः

Transliteration

purākalpe samutpannā bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ sanātanāḥ / mahāvyāhṛtayastistraḥ sarvāśubhanibarhaṇāḥ

Translation

પ્રાચીન કલ્પમાં ભૂઃ, ભુવઃ અને સ્વઃ—આ ત્રણ સનાતનરૂપે ઉત્પન્ન થયા. આ ત્રણ મહાવ્યાહૃતિઓ સર્વ અશુભનો નાશ કરનાર છે।

Word by Word

• पुराकल्पे: in a former kalpa
• पुराकल्पे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समास: पुरा + कल्प (in a former aeon)

• समुत्पन्नाः: arisen/produced
• समुत्पन्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• भूः: Bhūḥ
• भूः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (व्याहृति-नाम)

• भुवः: Bhuvaḥ
• भुवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (व्याहृति-नाम)

• स्वः: Svaḥ
• स्वः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्/स्वः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (व्याहृति-नाम)

• सनातनाः: eternal
• सनातनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• महाव्याहृतयः: the great vyāhṛtis
• महाव्याहृतयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाव्याहृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समास: महा + व्याहृति

• तिस्रः: three
• तिस्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (fem. ‘three’)

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (as first member in compound)

• अशुभ: inauspiciousness/evil
• अशुभ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (in compound)

• निबर्हणाः: removers (of)
• निबर्हणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + बर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: ण्वुल्/अण्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक-प्रातिपदिक (agent noun) ‘remover’, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समास: सर्व + अशुभ + निबर्हण

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic-Vedic teaching as transmitted in the Kurma Purana’s dialogue tradition

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bhūr
• Bhuvaḥ
• Svaḥ
• Mahāvyāhṛti

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FAQs

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

By presenting Bhūr–Bhuvaḥ–Svaḥ as “eternal” and spiritually purifying, the verse points to a Vedic vision in which cosmic levels and sacred sound participate in an underlying timeless reality—used as supports for inward purification that leads toward realization of the Self beyond the worlds.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights mantra-yoga and śuddhi (purificatory discipline): recitation and contemplation of the Mahāvyāhṛtis as a means to remove aśubha (inner impurity), aligning the practitioner’s mind with cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) as a foundation for deeper meditation.

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

While not naming Śiva or Viṣṇu directly, the teaching reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: Vedic mantra-purification is a shared, non-sectarian means of removing impurity, suitable for both Śaiva (including Pāśupata-oriented) and Vaiṣṇava paths leading to one supreme truth.