Shloka 36

Naimittika-pralaya and the Theology of Kāla: Seven Suns, Saṃvartaka Fire, Flood, and Varāha Kalpa

Devanagari script

केचिद् रासभवर्णास्तु लाक्षारसनिभास्तथा / शङ्खकुन्दनिभाश्चान्ये जात्यञ्जननिभाः परे

Transliteration

kecid rāsabhavarṇāstu lākṣārasanibhāstathā / śaṅkhakundanibhāścānye jātyañjananibhāḥ pare

Translation

ខ្លះមានពណ៌ដូចលា; ខ្លះស្រដៀងពណ៌ទឹកលាក់; ខ្លះដូចសំបកស័ង្ខ និងផ្កាម្លិះ; ហើយខ្លះទៀតដូចផ្កាម្លិះលាយជាមួយកូហ្ល (ពណ៌ងងឹត)។

Word by Word

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक

• रासभवर्णाः: donkey-colored (grayish)
• रासभवर्णाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रासभ + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रासभस्य वर्णः येषाम्=donkey-colored)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• लाक्षारसनिभाः: like lac-red juice
• लाक्षारसनिभाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लाक्षा + रस + निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (लाक्षारसस्य निभाः=resembling lac-juice)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक (likewise)

• शङ्खकुन्दनिभाः: like conch and jasmine (white)
• शङ्खकुन्दनिभाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शङ्ख + कुन्द + निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद (शङ्ख-कुन्द) + उपमानार्थ निभ (resembling conch and jasmine)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• जात्यञ्जननिभाः: like (black) collyrium
• जात्यञ्जननिभाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाती + अञ्जन + निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (जात्यञ्जनस्य निभाः=resembling collyrium of jasmine-type/black ointment)

• परे: others (the rest)
• परे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purana-style descriptive passage; speaker not explicit in the provided line)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily descriptive, listing external bodily hues; by implication (common Purāṇic and yogic framing), such outer differences are incidental, while the Atman remains unchanged and not defined by complexion or form.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; it functions as a catalogue of observable diversity. In the broader Kurma Purana’s spiritual lens, such descriptions can support vairāgya (dispassion) by emphasizing the body’s variable, non-essential attributes.

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

This particular verse does not mention Shiva or Vishnu directly. Within the Kurma Purana’s overall Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such descriptive sections sit alongside teachings where the one Supreme is praised through both Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms.