Shloka 61

Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time

Devanagari script

तेषां ये यानि कर्माणि प्राक्सृष्टौ प्रतिपेदिरे / तान्येव ते प्रपद्यन्ते सृज्यमानाः पुनः पुनः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ ye yāni karmāṇi prāksṛṣṭau pratipedire / tānyeva te prapadyante sṛjyamānāḥ punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

かつての創造において彼らが受け取ったいかなる業も—再び生み出されるたびに、その同じ業を幾度となく取り上げて行ずる。

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम

• यानि: which (those)
• यानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम

• कर्माणि: actions
• कर्माणि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्राक्-सृष्टौ: in the prior creation
• प्राक्-सृष्टौ: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय) + सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; सृष्टि-शब्दः स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular); प्राक् = पूर्वम् (before)

• प्रतिपेदिरे: they attained/undertook
• प्रतिपेदिरे: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति√पद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• तानि: those (same)
• तानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/द्वितीया), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम

• प्रपद्यन्ते: they resort to/attain
• प्रपद्यन्ते: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); आत्मनेपद

• सृज्यमानाः: being created
• सृज्यमानाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √सृज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (Present passive participle/शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पुनः: again and again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb); पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages/Indradyumna on cosmic order and karma

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Vishnu
• Karma
• Srishti (Creation)

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FAQs

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

By highlighting that beings repeat prior karmic patterns across creations, the verse implies the Atman is distinct from changing actions and embodiments; bondage persists through karma until knowledge and discipline loosen identification with action and its fruits.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse itself stresses karmic continuity; in Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, this supports Yoga as a method to break repetitive karmic grooves—through self-restraint (yama/niyama), devotion to Ishvara, and inner steadiness that reduces karma-driven compulsion.

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

Indirectly: the teaching is voiced in a Vishnu form (Kurma) yet aligns with Shaiva-Pashupata concerns about karma and liberation, reflecting the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the same Supreme Lord teaches the law of karma and the path beyond it.