Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46

Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode

Devanagari script

एवमाभाष्य विप्रेन्द्रो देवं ध्यात्वा पिनाकिनम् / आचचक्षे महामन्त्रं यथावत् स्वार्थसिद्धये

Transliteration

evamābhāṣya viprendro devaṃ dhyātvā pinākinam / ācacakṣe mahāmantraṃ yathāvat svārthasiddhaye

Translation

ពោលដូច្នេះហើយ ព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍ដ៏ឧត្តម បានសមាធិលើព្រះបិនាកិន (ព្រះសិវៈ អ្នកកាន់ធ្នូបិនាក) ហើយបានបង្ហាញមហាមន្ត្រដោយត្រឹមត្រូវ ដើម្បីសម្រេចគោលបំណងរបស់ខ្លួន។

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb: thus)

• आभाष्य: having spoken
• आभाष्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√bhāṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having spoken/addressed’

• विप्र-इन्द्रः: the foremost Brahmin
• विप्र-इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: विप्राणाम् इन्द्रः (chief of Brahmins)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated on
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhyai (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having meditated (on)’

• पिनाकिनम्: Pinākin (Śiva)
• पिनाकिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pinākin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; शिवस्य विशेषण (epithet: bearer of Pināka bow)

• आचचक्षे: declared, told
• आचचक्षे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√cakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महामन्त्रम्: the great mantra
• महामन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महान् मन्त्रः

• यथावत्: properly
• यथावत्: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (properly, in due form)

• स्व-अर्थ-सिद्धये: for the accomplishment of his own aim
• स्व-अर्थ-सिद्धये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: स्वस्य अर्थस्य सिद्धिः; प्रयोजनार्थे चतुर्थी (dative of purpose)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing the action of a leading Brāhmaṇa/ṛṣi imparting mantra after Śiva-dhyāna)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Pinākin (Śiva)
• Mahāmantra

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it presents realization and success (siddhi) as grounded in dhyāna (contemplation) and mantra, implying that inner attainment is approached through disciplined spiritual means rather than mere external action.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Śiva-dhyāna (meditation on Pinākin) preceding mantra-upadeśa, and the insistence on yathāvat (correct method), aligning with Pāśupata-leaning discipline where mantra and contemplation are transmitted and practiced with rule-bound precision.

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

By centering efficacy in meditation upon Śiva and the bestowal of a mahāmantra within a Purāṇic framework that elsewhere integrates Hari and Hara, it supports the Kurma Purana’s characteristic Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: devotion and yogic practice converge on the one Lord approached through multiple divine forms.