Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

सर्वपापप्रशमनं वेदसारसमुद्भवम् / ब्राह्मणानां हितं पुण्यमृषिसङ्घैर्निषेवितम्

Transliteration

sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ vedasārasamudbhavam / brāhmaṇānāṃ hitaṃ puṇyamṛṣisaṅghairniṣevitam

Translation

આ સર્વ પાપોનું શમન કરનારું, વેદસારથી ઉત્પન્ન; પુણ્ય અને મંગલમય, બ્રાહ્મણોના હિતકારક અને ઋષિસંઘો દ્વારા સેવિત છે।

Word by Word

• sarvapāpapraśamanam: the pacification of all sins
• sarvapāpapraśamanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + praśamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā (or Dvitīyā) Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: sarveṣāṃ pāpānāṃ praśamanam

• vedasārasamudbhavam: arisen from the essence of the Veda
• vedasārasamudbhavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + sāra (प्रातिपदिक) + samudbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā (or Dvitīyā) Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: vedasārasya samudbhavam; qualifies (sūryahṛdayam/etad) understood

• brāhmaṇānām: of Brahmins
• brāhmaṇānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (षष्ठी/6th, genitive), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• hitam: beneficial
• hitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक; from √dhā with ni/hi, lexical adj.)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā (or Dvitīyā) Ekavacana; predicate/qualifier

• puṇyam: meritorious; holy
• puṇyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā (or Dvitīyā) Ekavacana; qualifier

• ṛṣi-saṅghaiḥ: by groups of sages
• ṛṣi-saṅghaiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (instrumental), Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: ṛṣīṇāṃ saṅghaiḥ

• niṣevitam: practised; resorted to
• niṣevitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni√sev (सेव् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle, Napuṃsaka, Prathamā (or Dvitīyā) Ekavacana; agrees with implied subject (etad)

Speaker

Traditional narration within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching dialogue (attributed in many recensions to Lord Kūrma instructing sages/Indradyumna contextually)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Brāhmaṇas
• Ṛṣis

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it frames Veda-sāra–born dharma as a purifier that removes pāpa, preparing the mind for higher knowledge (ātma-jñāna), which the Kurma Purana later links with liberation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific āsana or dhyāna is named; the emphasis is on śuddhi (purification) through Veda-rooted observances upheld by ṛṣis—supportive groundwork for later Kurma Purana teachings on Yoga and disciplined sādhana.

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

Not explicitly; it supports the Purana’s synthesis by grounding spiritual practice in Vedic essence and ṛṣi-tradition—an authority both Śaiva (including Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava streams accept in the Kurma Purana.