Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava

Devanagari script

तस्य देवो महादेवः पार्वत्या सह शङ्करः / प्रत्यक्षमेव भगवान् दत्तवान् वरमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

tasya devo mahādevaḥ pārvatyā saha śaṅkaraḥ / pratyakṣameva bhagavān dattavān varamuttamam

Translation

彼のために、マハーデーヴァ—シャンカラ—はパールヴァティーと共に直に顕現し、福徳具足の主は最上の恩寵（ヴァラ）を授けた。

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• महादेवः: Mahadeva (Shiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-deva (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् देवः)

• पार्वत्या: with Parvati
• पार्वत्या: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (with)

• शङ्करः: Shankara
• शङ्करः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; महादेवस्य पर्याय

• प्रत्यक्षम्: directly/manifestly
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय (accusative used adverbially), क्रियाविशेषण (manifestly/directly)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis/only/indeed)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दत्तवान्: gave/has given
• दत्तवान्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + vat (कृत्)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfect participle used as finite), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (he gave)

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator recounting the episode; traditionally within the Sūta–sage discourse framework)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva
• Shankara
• Parvati
• Bhagavan
• Vara (boon)

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FAQs

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

It emphasizes the Supreme as personally accessible through direct manifestation (pratyakṣa-darśana), implying that ultimate reality is not merely abstract but can be encountered through grace responding to devotion.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse foregrounds grace (anugraha) rather than technique, aligning with Purāṇic yoga where tapas, devotion, and inward steadiness culminate in direct divine vision and the conferral of the ‘uttama vara’ that supports liberation-oriented practice.

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

By presenting Śiva as “Bhagavān” who grants the highest boon, it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the supreme divine function—bestowing liberation-aiding grace—operates through Śiva without contradicting Viṣṇu-centric theology.