Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 40

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

मनसा संस्मरेद् यस्तु पुष्करं वै द्विजोत्तमः / पूयते पातकैः सर्वैः शक्रेण सह मोदते

Transliteration

manasā saṃsmared yastu puṣkaraṃ vai dvijottamaḥ / pūyate pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ śakreṇa saha modate

Translation

おお、最勝の二度生まれよ。真心をもって心にプシュカラを念ずる者は、あらゆる罪過より清められ、シャクラ（インドラ）と共に歓喜する。

Word by Word

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• संस्मरेत्: should remember
• संस्मरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-यः (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle)

• पुष्करम्: Puṣkara
• पुष्करम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: certainly
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• द्विजोत्तमः: the best of the twice-born (excellent brāhmaṇa)
• द्विजोत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (द्विजेषु उत्तमः)

• पूयते: is purified
• पूयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• पातकैः: by sins
• पातकैः: Hetu/Instrument (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पातकैः इति विशेषणम्

• शक्रेण: with Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रेण: Sahartha (सहार्थ/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition ‘with’)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Purana narrator (Vyasa/Suta tradition) describing Pushkara-tirtha merit

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Pushkara
• Shakra (Indra)
• Dvija (twice-born)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it teaches that inner recollection (manasā saṃsmaraṇa) has transformative power—purification begins within consciousness, aligning the mind toward sacred reality rather than merely external action.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Manasa-smriti (mental remembrance) is emphasized—an inward practice akin to dhyāna and japa-bhāvanā, where concentrated recollection of a sacred tirtha functions as a purifying discipline of mind.

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

Not explicitly; however, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis is reflected in the principle that inner purity through sacred remembrance supports dharma and yogic transformation—teachings shared across Shaiva and Vaishnava frameworks.