Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 92

Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

सर्वभोगसमायुक्तो विमानैः सार्वकामिकैः / गत्वा शक्रस्य भवनं शक्रेण सह मोदते

Transliteration

sarvabhogasamāyukto vimānaiḥ sārvakāmikaiḥ / gatvā śakrasya bhavanaṃ śakreṇa saha modate

Translation

સર્વ ભોગોથી યુક્ત થઈ, સર્વકામના પૂર્ણ કરનાર દિવ્ય વિમાનો દ્વારા લઈ જવાઈ, તે શક્ર (ઇન્દ્ર)ના ભવનમાં જઈ ઇન્દ્ર સાથે આનંદ કરે છે।

Word by Word

• सर्वभोगसमायुक्तः: endowed with all enjoyments
• सर्वभोगसमायुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-भोग-सम्-आ-युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle) — ‘सम्यक् युक्तः’

• विमानैः: by aerial chariots
• विमानैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• सार्वकामिकैः: fulfilling all desires
• सार्वकामिकैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार्वकामिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; ‘सर्व-काम’ इति तत्पुरुष-आधारः, तदर्थक विशेषणम्

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) — पूर्वक्रिया

• शक्रस्य: of Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• भवनम्: the abode
• भवनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• शक्रेण: with Śakra
• शक्रेण: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद (with)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Vyasa (narrator) describing the फलश्रुति (result) of meritorious conduct

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Shakra (Indra)
• Svarga
• Vimana

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it describes karmic reward (svarga-bhoga). In the Kurma Purana’s larger teaching, such enjoyments are transient and distinct from Ātma-jñāna and mokṣa.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is stated; the focus is फल (result) in heaven. In Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, yogic discipline (e.g., Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner restraint) is presented elsewhere as the superior path leading beyond svarga to liberation.

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

The verse is cosmological and Indra-centric rather than explicitly Hari-Hara. Yet, within the Kurma Purana’s integrative framework, svarga is a lower, karmically conditioned state, while devotion and realization aligned with the Supreme (often taught through Shiva-Vishnu unity themes) are upheld as the higher goal.