Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 29

Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration

Devanagari script

तस्य कोट्यां तु पूर्णायां शङ्करो भक्तवत्सलः / आगत्य साम्बः सगणो वरदो ऽस्मीत्युवाच ह

Transliteration

tasya koṭyāṃ tu pūrṇāyāṃ śaṅkaro bhaktavatsalaḥ / āgatya sāmbaḥ sagaṇo varado 'smītyuvāca ha

Translation

そのコーティ（千万）の成就が満ちたとき、 भक्तवत्सल（信者を慈しむ）なるシャンカラは、サーンバとして眷属のガナを伴い来たりて、「我は願いを授ける者なり」と告げた。

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कोट्याम्: at (the completion of) a crore (of recitations)
• कोट्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

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

• पूर्णायाम्: when completed
• पूर्णायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (कृदन्त, √पॄ (धातु))
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘कोट्याम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• शङ्करः: Shankara
• शङ्करः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भक्त-वत्सलः: affectionate to devotees
• भक्त-वत्सलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (भक्तेषु वत्सलः)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया

• साम्बः: Sāmba (Śiva)
• साम्बः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; शिवस्य नाम

• स-गणः: with his attendants
• स-गणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘with’) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (गणैः सह)

• वरदः: boon-giver
• वरदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘साम्बः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक निपात (expletive particle)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator recounting Śiva’s appearance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shankara (Shiva)
• Samba (form of Shiva)
• Ganas

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FAQs

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

It emphasizes the accessible, grace-bestowing aspect of Īśvara: the Supreme responds to disciplined devotion and manifests tangibly as the boon-giver, indicating a personal (saguṇa) doorway to realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to sustained japa/vrata-based discipline reaching completion (“koṭyāṃ…pūrṇāyām”), a hallmark of Purāṇic sādhana aligned with Pāśupata-style devotion where perseverance culminates in divine anugraha (grace).

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

Within the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, Śiva appears as the compassionate Lord who rewards devotion—complementing Viṣṇu/Kūrma’s overarching teaching that the one Īśvara supports multiple forms for devotees, reinforcing practical non-sectarian unity.