Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 11

Iśvara on Māyā, the Unmanifest, and the Viśvarūpa of the One Supreme

Devanagari script

तत्र सर्वमिदं प्रोतमोतं चैवाखिलं जगत् / तदेव च जगत् कृत्स्नं तद् विज्ञाय विमुच्यते

Transliteration

tatra sarvamidaṃ protamotaṃ caivākhilaṃ jagat / tadeva ca jagat kṛtsnaṃ tad vijñāya vimucyate

Translation

かの「それ」において、この一切は織り込まれ、また織り重ねられている—全宇宙がことごとく。まさに「それ」こそが宇宙の全体であり、「それ」を真に知る者は解脱する。

Word by Word

• tatra: there, in that (principle)
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय) of place

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying idam

• idam: this (entire)
• idam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• protam: threaded, strung
• protam: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pru/√vī? (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय); idiomatically from √ve (वे/वय्) 'to weave' in sense 'threaded'
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate with idam

• otam: woven in, interwoven
• otam: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ve/√vā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); paired with protam

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• akhilam: entire, whole
• akhilam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying jagat

• jagat: world, universe
• jagat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• jagat: world
• jagat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛtsnam: entire, complete
• kṛtsnam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtsna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying jagat

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); object of vijñāya

• vijñāya: having known, realizing
• vijñāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-√jñā (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त); 'having known/realized'

• vimucyate: is liberated, is released
• vimucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√muc (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive sense 'is released'

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Jagat
• Moksha

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the all-pervading reality in which the entire universe is ‘woven’; realizing that single ground of existence is the liberating knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes jñāna (realization) as the liberating core: meditative discernment that all names and forms are pervaded by—and dependent on—Īśvara; this aligns with the Ishvara Gita’s yoga of contemplation leading to mokṣa.

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

By teaching one all-pervading Īśvara as the substrate of the cosmos, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic, non-sectarian stance where Shiva-Vishnu are understood as expressions of the same supreme reality.