Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 140

Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni

Devanagari script

गृहाण विमलामेनां जानकीं वचनान्मम / पश्य नारायणं देवं स्वात्मानं प्रभवाव्ययम्

Transliteration

gṛhāṇa vimalāmenāṃ jānakīṃ vacanānmama / paśya nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ svātmānaṃ prabhavāvyayam

Translation

Terimalah Jānakī yang suci ini atas ucapanku. Pandanglah Nārāyaṇa, Tuhan Ilahi—Dia adalah Diri sejati milikmu, sumber segala, namun tak binasa.

Word by Word

• गृहाण: accept; take
• गृहाण: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• विमलाम्: pure; spotless
• विमलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• एनाम्: her; this (woman)
• एनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• जानकीम्: Jānakī (Sītā)
• जानकीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वचनात्: from the word/command
• वचनात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मम: of me; my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पश्य: see; behold
• पश्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अप्पोजिशन (apposition) to नारायणम्

• स्वात्मानम्: one’s own Self
• स्वात्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): स्वस्य आत्मा

• प्रभव: origin; source (as epithet)
• प्रभव: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

Speaker

Lord Narayana (Vishnu) speaking in an Ishvara-Gita style instruction

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Janaki (Sita)

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It identifies Nārāyaṇa not merely as an external deity but as svātmā—one’s own inner Self—who is the causal source (prabhava) and yet imperishable (avyaya), a hallmark of non-dual, yogic theology.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to darśana (direct seeing/realization): recognizing the Lord as the inner Self. In the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara-Gita milieu, this aligns with contemplative discrimination and inward absorption where devotion culminates in Self-recognition.

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

By presenting the Supreme as the imperishable Self beyond change, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: sectarian names (Śiva/Nārāyaṇa) converge in the same highest reality realized as Ātman.