Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 42

Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas

Devanagari script

प्रपद्ये त्वां विरूपाक्षं महान्तं परमेश्वरम् / हिरण्मयं गृहे गुप्तमात्मानं सर्वदेहिनाम्

Transliteration

prapadye tvāṃ virūpākṣaṃ mahāntaṃ parameśvaram / hiraṇmayaṃ gṛhe guptamātmānaṃ sarvadehinām

Translation

我は汝に帰依する—ヴィルーパークシャ、多眼にして遍く見そなわす者、偉大なる主、至上の統御者パラメーシュヴァラよ。汝は黄金の本質として、身の内に密かに住し、あらゆる有身の者のアートマンとして在す。

Word by Word

• prapadye: I take refuge; I surrender
• prapadye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + pad (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ/Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular; Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• virūpākṣam: the Virūpākṣa (odd/wondrous-eyed)
• virūpākṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: virūpa + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; बहुव्रीहि: 'virūpāṇi akṣīṇi yasya saḥ' (one whose eyes are of wondrous/varied form)

• mahāntam: great
• mahāntam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; adjective qualifying tvām

• parameśvaram: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; कर्मधारय: 'paramaḥ īśvaraḥ'

• hiraṇmayam: golden; made of gold
• hiraṇmayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hiraṇmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; adjective qualifying ātmānam

• gṛhe: in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• guptam: hidden; concealed
• guptam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gupta (कृदन्त; √gup)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifying ātmānam

• ātmānam: the Self
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• sarvadehinām: of all embodied beings
• sarvadehinām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + dehin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'sarveṣāṃ dehinām'

Speaker

A devotee/sage offering a stuti (hymn of surrender) to Īśvara (Rudra-Nārāyaṇa as the indwelling Self)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Virupaksha
• Parameshvara
• Atman
• Sarvadehin

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FAQs

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

It identifies the Supreme Lord as the inner Ātman—radiant yet hidden within the “house” of the body—present as the Self of all embodied beings (sarvadehinām).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports inward contemplation (antar-mukhatā): meditation on Īśvara as the antaryāmin (indwelling ruler) concealed in the body, a foundational orientation for Pāśupata-style devotion and yogic interiorization.

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

By praising the Supreme as “Virūpākṣa” (a Rudra epithet) while teaching the universal indwelling Self doctrine, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the one Īśvara is revered through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava theological language.