Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

हविर्धानस्तथाग्नेय्यां जनयामास सत्सुतम् / प्राचीनबर्हिषं नाम्ना धनुर्वेदस्य पारगम्

Transliteration

havirdhānastathāgneyyāṃ janayāmāsa satsutam / prācīnabarhiṣaṃ nāmnā dhanurvedasya pāragam

Translation

ಹವಿರ್ಧಾನನು ಕೂಡ ಅಗ್ನೇಯಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಸತ್ಸುತನನ್ನು ಜನಿಸಿದನು; ಅವನು ‘ಪ್ರಾಚೀನಬರ್ಹಿಷ’ ಎಂಬ ನಾಮದಿಂದ ಧನುರ್ವೇದದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾರಂಗತನಾಗಿದ್ದನು.

Word by Word

• हविर्धानः: Havirdhāna (proper name)
• हविर्धानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविर्धान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• तथा: and/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (likewise/and)

• अग्नेय्याम्: in Agneyī (his wife; feminine name/epithet)
• अग्नेय्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in)

• जनयामास: begot/produced
• जनयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense not intended here (classical periphrastic perfect usage)

• सत्सुतम्: a good/noble son
• सत्सुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सत् सुतः = उत्तमः सुतः)

• प्राचीनबर्हिषम्: Prācīnabarhis (name)
• प्राचीनबर्हिषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राचीन + बर्हिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम; कर्मधारयः (प्राचीनः बर्हिष्)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (by/with the name)

• धनुर्वेदस्य: of the science of archery
• धनुर्वेदस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् + वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धनुषः वेदः)

• पारगम्: fully proficient
• पारगम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘पार’ + ‘ग’ (one who has gone to the far shore = expert)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/Vyāsa tradition) describing lineage

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Havirdhāna
• Agneyī
• Prācīnabarhiṣ
• Dhanurveda

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic view that dharma is preserved through righteous lineages, within which later teachings on Ātman and Īśvara are transmitted.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct yogic technique is taught here; instead, it emphasizes kṣatriya-dharma through Dhanurveda mastery, which in the Kurma Purana functions as a social foundation (varṇāśrama) that supports higher disciplines like Pāśupata-oriented devotion and yoga elsewhere.

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

The verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; indirectly, it fits the Kurma Purana’s integrative frame where worldly duties (like royal discipline and Dhanurveda) are harmonized with later Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava spiritual teachings.