Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 120

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Devanagari script

ॐ प्रपद्ये जगन्मूर्तिं प्रभवं सर्वतेजसाम् / महायोगेश्वरं वह्निमादित्यं परमेष्ठिनम्

Transliteration

oṃ prapadye jaganmūrtiṃ prabhavaṃ sarvatejasām / mahāyogeśvaraṃ vahnimādityaṃ parameṣṭhinam

Translation

オーム。宇宙そのものを御身の形とし、あらゆる輝きの根源である御方—大いなるヨーガの主、神聖なる火、太陽、至上の統御者に、我は帰依する。

Word by Word

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Sambodhana/Invocation (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणवः; मंगलाचरणार्थे अव्ययम् (indeclinable sacred syllable)

• प्रपद्ये: I take refuge / I resort to
• प्रपद्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; ‘प्रपद्यते’ = शरणं गच्छति (I take refuge)

• जगत्-मूर्तिम्: the embodiment of the universe
• जगत्-मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘जगतः मूर्तिः’ (embodiment of the world)

• प्रभवम्: the source/origin
• प्रभवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘प्रभव’ = उत्पत्तिकारणम्/प्रभवः (source)

• सर्व-तेजसाम्: of all splendors/energies
• सर्व-तेजसाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग ‘तेजस्’, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘सर्वेषां तेजसाम्’ (of all splendors)

• महā-योग-ईश्वरम्: the great Lord of Yoga
• महā-योग-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (योगस्य ईश्वरः) उपपद-विशेषण ‘महā’ (great lord of yoga)

• वह्निम्: Agni, fire
• वह्निम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• आदित्यम्: the Sun (Āditya)
• आदित्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• परमेष्ठिनम्: the Supreme One (Parameṣṭhin)
• परमेष्ठिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘परमेष्ठिन्’ = सर्वोच्चस्थः/ब्रह्मा (supreme one)

Speaker

A devotee/narratorial voice offering a stuti (hymn) within the Kurma Purana’s teaching context, directed to the Supreme Lord (Hari-Hara synthesis).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Agni (Vahni)
• Aditya (Surya)
• Parameṣṭhin (Supreme Ordainer)

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as jaganmūrti—universe-embodied—yet also the single prabhava, the source of all tejas; the Atman/Iśvara is both immanent as cosmic form and transcendent as the origin of all powers.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to īśvara-dhyāna through tejas-upāsanā: meditating on the inner fire (vahni) and solar illumination (āditya) as manifestations of Mahāyogeśvara, supporting concentration, purification, and surrender (śaraṇāgati).

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

By addressing one Supreme as Mahāyogeśvara (a strongly Śaiva epithet) while also invoking the universal Lord as the refuge of all, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Hari and Hara signify one Iśvara.