Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 196

Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction

Devanagari script

वसुप्रदा वसुमती वसोर्धारा वसुंधरा / धाराधरा वरारोहा वरावरसहस्त्रदा

Transliteration

vasupradā vasumatī vasordhārā vasuṃdharā / dhārādharā varārohā varāvarasahastradā

Translation

Wahai Dewi, Engkau penganugerah kekayaan, penuh harta, aliran kemakmuran, dan penopang bumi. Engkau penyangga segala sandaran, pendaki ke keutamaan tertinggi, serta pemberi ribuan anugerah—yang luhur maupun yang rendah.

Word by Word

• वसुप्रदा: giver of wealth
• वसुप्रदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसु + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक; √दा धातु-आधारित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—वसून् प्रददाति इति (giver of wealth)

• वसुमती: wealthy; possessing riches
• वसुमती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessing wealth)

• वसोः: of wealth
• वसोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (वसु), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• धारा: stream; flow
• धारा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet component)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वसुंधरा: bearer of wealth; earth
• वसुंधरा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसु + धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—वसुं धरती इति (bearer of wealth)

• धाराधरा: holder of streams
• धाराधरा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धारा + धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—धारां धरती इति (holder of streams)

• वरारोहा: of noble ascent; excellently mounted
• वरारोहा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर + आरोहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—वरं आरोहति/आरूढा इति (mounted on the excellent; of noble ascent)

• वरावरसहस्त्रदा: giver of thousands of the high and the low
• वरावरसहस्त्रदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर + अवर + सहस्र + दा (प्रातिपदिक; √दा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—वरावराणां सहस्रं ददाति इति (giver of thousands of best and least)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context (hymn-style enumeration of the Goddess’ epithets)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kurma
• Vishnu
• Devi (Goddess)
• Vasundhara (Earth)

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FAQs

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

By portraying the Goddess as the universal sustainer and giver of all attainments, the verse implies a single divine ground that manifests as both material support (earth, wealth) and higher spiritual excellences—pointing to the one Reality behind all results.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse functions as nāma-japa material: meditating on these epithets cultivates bhakti and ekāgratā (one-pointedness). In the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita frame, such devotion supports inner purification that complements Pashupata-oriented discipline.

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

In the Ishvara Gita’s synthetic theology, the same supreme divinity is praised through shared epithets of power and sustenance; the Goddess’ beneficence is presented as compatible with both Shaiva and Vaishnava devotion, emphasizing unity of purpose rather than sectarian difference.