Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 79

Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara

Devanagari script

तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी संतुष्टो येन केनचित् / अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्मद्भक्तो मामुपैष्यति

Transliteration

tulyanindāstutirmaunī saṃtuṣṭo yena kenacit / aniketaḥ sthiramatirmadbhakto māmupaiṣyati

Translation

非難と称賛に等しく、言葉を慎み、来たるものに足り、定まる住処なく、理解が揺るがぬ者—そのわが帰依者は、わたしに到達する。

Word by Word

• तुल्य-निन्दा-स्तुतिः: equal in blame and praise
• तुल्य-निन्दा-स्तुतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + निन्दा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (निन्दा-स्तुति) + कर्मधारय-भाव (treating blame and praise as equal)

• मौनी: silent
• मौनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मौनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त (silent)

• संतुष्टः: contented
• संतुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• केनचित्: by anything whatsoever
• केनचित्: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (by anything/with whatever)

• अनिकेतः: without a home
• अनिकेतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्-निकेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक (homeless/without abode)

• स्थिरमतिḥ: steady-minded
• स्थिरमतिḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (steady-minded)

• मत्-भक्तः: my devotee
• मत्-भक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उपैष्यति: will attain / will come to
• उपैष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the Ishvara Gita

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Vishnu
• Ishvara Gita
• Bhakta

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FAQs

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

It points to realization through steadiness (sthira-mati) and equanimity: when the mind is unmoved by honor or insult and rests in inner silence, the devotee becomes fit to “attain Me,” i.e., to abide in the Supreme Reality beyond dualities.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes practical disciplines aligned with Pashupata-tinged renunciation: mauna (restraint of speech), santoṣa (contentment), aniketa (non-attachment to place/possessions), and mental steadiness—core supports for dhyāna and one-pointed devotion.

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

Though spoken by Lord Kurma (Vishnu), the traits described match ascetic-yogic ideals prominent in Shaiva traditions (including Pashupata), illustrating the Kurma Purana’s synthetic stance: devotion to the Supreme is validated through shared yogic virtues across Shaiva-Vaishnava frameworks.