Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 133

Īśvara-Gītā (continued): Twofold Yoga, Aṣṭāṅga Discipline, Pāśupata Meditation, and the Unity of Nārāyaṇa–Maheśvara

Devanagari script

शरण्यं शरणं रुद्रं प्रपन्नो ऽहं विशेषतः / भूतेशं गिरशं स्थाणुं देवदेवं त्रिशूलिनम्

Transliteration

śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ rudraṃ prapanno 'haṃ viśeṣataḥ / bhūteśaṃ giraśaṃ sthāṇuṃ devadevaṃ triśūlinam

Translation

ខ្ញុំបានចូលស្រណោះ—យ៉ាងពិសេស—ចំពោះរុទ្រៈ អ្នកជាទីពឹងរបស់អ្នកស្វែងរកទីពឹង; ចំពោះភូតេសៈ ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃសត្វមានជីវិត; ចំពោះគិរីសៈ ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃភ្នំ; ចំពោះស្ថាណុ អ្នកមិនរអិលរអួល; ចំពោះទេវទេវ ព្រះនៃព្រះទាំងឡាយ; និងព្រះអម្ចាស់កាន់ត្រីសូល។

Word by Word

• śaraṇyam: worthy of refuge / protector
• śaraṇyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaraṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् rudram

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गत्यर्थे/आश्रयार्थे

• rudram: Rudra
• rudram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prapannaḥ: having taken refuge / surrendered
• prapannaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-pad (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle/कृत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि भावे—‘शरणं गतः’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• bhūteśam: Lord of beings
• bhūteśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: bhūtānām īśaḥ

• giriśam: Lord of mountains
• giriśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: girīṇām īśaḥ

• sthāṇum: Sthāṇu (the immovable one)
• sthāṇum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• deva-devam: God of gods
• deva-devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: devānām devaḥ

• triśūlinam: the trident-bearer
• triśūlinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triśūlin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘त्रिशूल’ अस्य अस्ति इति (possessor sense)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) teaching in the Īśvara-gītā context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Bhutesha
• Girish(a)
• Sthanu
• Devadeva
• Trishulin

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FAQs

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

By presenting Rudra as the ultimate “śaraṇya/śaraṇa” (protector and refuge), the verse points to the Supreme as the final ground of security beyond all transient supports—an Īśvara-centered (theistic) framing used in the Īśvara-gītā to orient the seeker toward the highest Reality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (complete surrender) as a core spiritual discipline: fixing the mind on Īśvara through devotional remembrance of divine epithets (nāma-smaraṇa/stuti), which in the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-oriented teaching functions as a stabilizing practice leading toward inner steadiness and grace.

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

Within the Īśvara-gītā setting, Viṣṇu (as Lord Kūrma) extols Rudra as the supreme refuge, reflecting the Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis: the highest Lord is praised through either form, emphasizing unity of Īśvara rather than sectarian separation.