Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 108

Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching

Iśvara-Gītā Prelude

Devanagari script

संप्राप्य परमं स्थानं सूर्यायुतसमप्रभम् / विवेश चान्तर्भवनं देवानां च दुरासदम्

Transliteration

saṃprāpya paramaṃ sthānaṃ sūryāyutasamaprabham / viveśa cāntarbhavanaṃ devānāṃ ca durāsadam

Translation

一万の太陽にも等しく輝く至上の境地に到り、彼は内なる宮殿へと入った。そこは神々の住処にして、他の者には近づき難い所である。

Word by Word

• saṃprāpya: having reached
• saṃprāpya: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + pra + √āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of sthānam

• sthānam: place
• sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sūryāyuta-sama-prabham: having radiance equal to ten-thousand suns
• sūryāyuta-sama-prabham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + ayuta (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of sthānam; अर्थः ‘सूर्याणाम् अयुतस्य समा प्रभा यस्य’

• viveśa: entered
• viveśa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + √viś (विश् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• antar-bhavanam: inner palace/inner dwelling
• antar-bhavanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (‘अन्तः भवने’/‘अन्तर्भवनम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (and)

• durāsadam: hard to approach/inaccessible
• durāsadam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durāsada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of antar-bhavanam

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) / Purāṇic narrator describing the episode

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devas (gods)
• Paramam Sthānam (supreme abode)

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FAQs

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

By depicting a “supreme realm” of unsurpassed radiance, the verse gestures toward the transcendent goal sought through dharma and yoga—an ultimate state that is luminous and exalted beyond ordinary experience.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse does not list techniques, but it reflects a core yogic idea: the highest attainment is “hard to approach” without inner discipline—implying tapas, restraint, and devotion as prerequisites for प्रवेश (entry) into the divine state.

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

Indirectly: the “supreme abode” and “inner mansion of the gods” fits the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology where the highest reality is approached through unified devotion and yogic discipline, harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava soteriology rather than separating them.