Shloka 31

Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha

Devanagari script

या सा घोरतरा मूर्तिरस्य तेजामयी परा / संहरेद् विद्यया सर्वं संसारं शूलभृत् तया

Transliteration

yā sā ghoratarā mūrtirasya tejāmayī parā / saṃhared vidyayā sarvaṃ saṃsāraṃ śūlabhṛt tayā

Translation

ຮູບອັນສະຫວ່າງໄສສູງສຸດ ແລະນ່າຢ້ານຢ່າງຍິ່ງຂອງພຣະອົງ—ເປັນພະລັງແຫ່ງເຕຊະອັນບໍລິສຸດ—ໂດຍອໍານາດແຫ່ງວິທະຍາອັນສັກສິດ ຜູ້ຖືຕຣິສູນຈຶ່ງສະຫຼາຍວົງຈອນແຫ່ງສັງສານທັງປວງ.

Word by Word

• या: which (she)
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सा: that (she)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• घोरतरा: more terrible
• घोरतरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)

• मूर्तिः: form, manifestation
• मूर्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुँलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तेजामयी: consisting of splendor
• तेजामयी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मयट्-प्रत्ययान्त (made of/consisting of); तेजसः मयी; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (मूर्ति)

• परा: supreme
• परा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (मूर्ति)

• संहरेत्: would destroy/withdraw
• संहरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विद्यया: by (his) knowledge/power
• विद्यया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (संसारम्)

• संसारम्: cycle of worldly existence
• संसारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शूलभृत्: the trident-bearer
• शूलभृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल + भृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष: शूलं बिभर्ति इति; पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक

• तया: by that (form/power)
• तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing in a Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava synthesis, describing Śiva as the śūlabhṛt whose supreme vidyā dissolves saṃsāra

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Śūlabhṛt)

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FAQs

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

It points to a transcendent, tejas-filled “supreme form” whose vidyā ends saṃsāra—implying that liberation comes by realizing the highest spiritual reality beyond changing embodiment.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds vidyā (liberating knowledge) as the decisive means—aligned with Purāṇic Yoga where contemplation on the Lord’s supreme reality and inner discernment culminate in saṃsāra-nivṛtti (cessation of worldly becoming).

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

With Viṣṇu (as Kūrma) teaching and explicitly praising Śiva (the Trident-bearer) as the agent of cosmic withdrawal through supreme knowledge, it reflects the Kūrma Purāṇa’s non-sectarian synthesis: one supreme reality expressed through complementary divine functions.