Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 90

Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

सृजत्येतज्जगत् सर्वं विष्णुस्तत् पश्यतीश्वरः / इत्थं जगत् सर्वमिदं रुद्रनारायणोद्भवम्

Transliteration

sṛjatyetajjagat sarvaṃ viṣṇustat paśyatīśvaraḥ / itthaṃ jagat sarvamidaṃ rudranārāyaṇodbhavam

Translation

विष्णु इस समस्त जगत की सृष्टि करते हैं और ईश्वर (रुद्र) इसका निरीक्षण-पालन करते हैं; इस प्रकार यह सारा जगत रुद्र-नारायण से उद्भूत है।

Word by Word

• sṛjati: creates
• sṛjati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘jagat’ इति विशेषण

• jagat: world, universe
• jagat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘jagat’ इति विशेषण

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that (same)’—पूर्वोक्तं जगत्

• paśyati: sees, beholds
• paśyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद-समर्थक (apposition)

• ittham: thus
• ittham: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण — ‘thus/in this manner’

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarvam: entire
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘jagat’ इति विशेषण

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘jagat’ इति विशेषण

• rudra-nārāyaṇa-udbhavam: originating from Rudra and Nārāyaṇa
• rudra-nārāyaṇa-udbhavam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्र-नारायणयोः उद्भवः यस्य) — ‘arisen from Rudra and Nārāyaṇa’

Speaker

Narrator/Teacher voice within the Purva-bhaga discourse (affirming Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Ishvara (Rudra)
• Narayana
• Rudra

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FAQs

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

It presents a single supreme lordship operating through complementary divine aspects—Viṣṇu as the creative power and Īśvara/Rudra as the overseeing consciousness—implying one ultimate reality expressed as two names/forms.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports a contemplative theism used in Purāṇic yoga: meditate on the one Īśvara as the unified source of creation and governance, dissolving sectarian duality—an orientation compatible with Pāśupata-style devotion and inner absorption on Rudra–Nārāyaṇa.

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

It explicitly teaches their unity in cosmic causation: the universe is said to be “Rudra–Nārāyaṇa-udbhava,” arising from both together, emphasizing non-competitive, non-dual harmony between Śiva and Viṣṇu.