Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation

Devanagari script

स्थापयामास देवेशीं तत्र भक्तिसमन्वितः / ईजे च विविधैर्यज्ञैर्हेमैर्देवीं सरस्वतीम्

Transliteration

sthāpayāmāsa deveśīṃ tatra bhaktisamanvitaḥ / īje ca vividhairyajñairhemairdevīṃ sarasvatīm

Translation

信愛（バクティ）を具えて、彼はそこに女神—至上の御方—を安置し、さらにサラスヴァティー女神を種々のヤジュニャと黄金の供物によって供養した。

Word by Word

• स्थापयामास: installed, set up
• स्थापयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था/स्थापय् (धातु; णिच् causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त ‘installed/caused to be placed’

• देवेशीम्: the Goddess (Deveśī)
• देवेशीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• भक्ति-समन्वितः: endowed with devotion
• भक्ति-समन्वितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; from सम्-अन्वि/अन्वि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः ‘endowed with devotion’

• ईजे: worshipped, performed sacrifice
• ईजे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural); यज्ञैः इति विशेषणम्

• यज्ञैः: with sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• हेमैः: golden, with gold
• हेमैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (यज्ञैः इति विशेषणम्) ‘golden/with gold’

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• सरस्वतीम्: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (देवीम् इति विशेष्य-विशेषणभावे नाम)

Speaker

Narrator (traditional Purāṇic narration, as transmitted by Vyāsa/Sūta framework)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Devī (Deveśī)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it presents devotion (bhakti) and consecrated worship (pratiṣṭhā, yajña) as disciplined means that purify the mind—supportive conditions for realizing the Self taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes bhakti-yukta karma—devotional ritual action (yajña, offerings, installation). In the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual program, such dharmic worship functions as preparatory practice that steadies attention and cultivates sattva for higher yoga.

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

By centering reverent worship of Devī (Sarasvatī) within Purāṇic dharma, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: sectarian boundaries soften as devotion to the divine (including Devī) is treated as compatible with the text’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.