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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Kali-yuga Dharma, and the Prohibition of Śiva-Nindā

Hari–Hara Samanvaya

Devanagari script

परात् परतरं यान्ति नारायणपरायणाः / न ते तत्र गमिष्यन्ति ये द्विषन्ति महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

parāt parataraṃ yānti nārāyaṇaparāyaṇāḥ / na te tatra gamiṣyanti ye dviṣanti maheśvaram

Translation

ನಾರಾಯಣನನ್ನೇ ಪರಮಾಶ್ರಯವೆಂದು ಹಿಡಿದವರು ಪರಾತ್ಪರಾತೀತ ಪರಮಪದವನ್ನು ಸೇರುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಮಹೇಶ್ವರ (ಶಿವ)ನನ್ನು ದ್ವೇಷಿಸುವವರು ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಹೋಗರು.

Word by Word

परात्from the beyond / from the higher

परतरम्the more supreme (state/goal)

यान्तिgo / attain

नारायण-परायणाःthose devoted to Nārāyaṇa

नnot

तेthey

तत्रthere

गमिष्यन्तिwill go / will reach

येwho

द्विषन्तिhate

महेश्वरम्Maheśvara (Śiva)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice, conveying the Kurma Purāṇa’s Śiva–Viṣṇu concord teaching)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

Narayana

Maheshvara

Shiva

FAQs

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

It points to a supreme, utterly transcendent goal (“beyond the beyond”) reached through single-pointed refuge in Nārāyaṇa, while implying that true realization is incompatible with hatred toward the divine (Maheśvara).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes bhakti-yoga as parāyaṇatā—exclusive, steady orientation of mind and life toward Nārāyaṇa—paired with inner purification through abandoning dveṣa (hatred), a prerequisite for higher yogic attainment.

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

It teaches a synthetic, non-sectarian stance: devotion to Nārāyaṇa leads to the highest state, but contempt for Śiva blocks that attainment—implying reverence for both as aligned expressions of īśvara-tattva.