Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83

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

Devanagari script

मम त्वं पुण्डरीकाक्ष विशिष्टं गुणवत्तमम् / सुरेशसदृशं पुत्रं देहि दानवसूदन

Transliteration

mama tvaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣa viśiṣṭaṃ guṇavattamam / sureśasadṛśaṃ putraṃ dehi dānavasūdana

Translation

蓮華の眼をもつ主よ、ダーナヴァを滅ぼす御方よ——我に子を授けたまえ。殊勝にして徳に最も満ち、天の王にも比すべき子を。

Word by Word

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

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• पुण्डरीकाक्ष: O lotus-eyed one
• पुण्डरीकाक्ष: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीक-अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुण्डरीकस्य अक्षी यस्य)

• विशिष्टम्: distinguished
• विशिष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √शिष्/√शास् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• गुणवत्तमम्: most virtuous / best in qualities
• गुणवत्तमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणवत्-तम (प्रातिपदिक; तमत्-प्रत्यय superlative)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विशेषणम्

• सुरेशसदृशम्: like the lord of the gods (Indra)
• सुरेशसदृशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर-ईश-सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुरेशस्य सदृशः)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• दानवसूदन: O slayer of demons
• दानवसूदन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव-सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दानवानां सूदनः)

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Vishnu (Puṇḍarīkākṣa) in prayer

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Puṇḍarīkākṣa)
• Indra (Sureśa)
• Dānavas

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily a bhakti-style petition to the personal Lord (Puṇḍarīkākṣa) for a boon, emphasizing divine lordship and grace rather than offering a direct doctrinal statement about the nirguṇa Ātman.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yogic technique is taught in this line; the practice implied is devotional upāsanā—approaching the Lord through praise (stuti) and surrender to seek a dhārmic boon.

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

The verse uses distinctly Vaiṣṇava epithets (Lotus-eyed, slayer of Dānavas). While the Kurma Purana often harmonizes Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava theology elsewhere, this specific line focuses on Viṣṇu as the boon-giver.