Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4

Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching

Iśvara-Gītā Prelude

Devanagari script

तस्य ते सर्वरोमाणि वचसा हृषितानि यत् / द्वैपायनस्य भगवांस्ततो वै रोमहर्षणः

Transliteration

tasya te sarvaromāṇi vacasā hṛṣitāni yat / dvaipāyanasya bhagavāṃstato vai romaharṣaṇaḥ

Translation

ເນື່ອງຈາກຄໍາເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ຂົນທຸກເສັ້ນໃນກາຍຂອງເຂົາໄດ້ລຸກຊັນດ້ວຍຄວາມປິຕິ, ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ພຣະທວຍປາຍະນະ (ວະຍາສະ) ຈຶ່ງປະທານນາມວ່າ «ໂຣມະຫັຣສະນະ» ແມ່ນ “ຜູ້ທີ່ຂົນລຸກຊັນ”.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘your’

• सर्व-रोमाणि: all (your) hairs
• सर्व-रोमाणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: ‘all hairs’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वचसा: by (his) words
• वचसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• हृषितानि: were thrilled/raised (with joy)
• हृषितानि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘having become thrilled’

• यत्: since/that
• यत्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय-सम्बन्धबोधक (relative particle ‘since/that’ introducing cause)

• द्वैपायनस्य: of Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• द्वैपायनस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैपायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed one
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (thereupon/then)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• रोमहर्षणः: Romaharṣaṇa
• रोमहर्षणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमहर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (Romaharshana) as narrator in the Purana’s opening frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Dvaipayana (Vyasa)
• Romaharshana (Suta)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it highlights sāttvika bhāva—spiritual joy and reverence arising from sacred teaching—preparing the listener for later Atman/Ishvara doctrines, though no explicit Atman definition is given here.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No formal yoga practice is taught in this verse; it emphasizes the inner sign of devotional receptivity (romaharṣa), a traditional marker of deep absorption that supports later Kurma Purana teachings on disciplined yoga and devotion.

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

It does not address Shiva–Vishnu unity directly; it establishes the authority-chain of the Purana through Vyāsa and the Sūta, which later carries the text’s Shaiva–Vaishnava harmonizing theology.