Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa

Kailāsa to Siddha Realms

Devanagari script

अन्यानिचाश्रमाणि स्युस्तस्मिन् गिरिवरोत्तमे / मुनीनां युक्तमनसां सरांसि सरितस्तथा

Transliteration

anyānicāśramāṇi syustasmin girivarottame / munīnāṃ yuktamanasāṃ sarāṃsi saritastathā

Translation

ໃນພູອັນປະເສີດທີ່ສຸດນັ້ນ ຍັງມີອາສຣົມອື່ນໆ ຂອງບັນດາມຸນີຜູ້ມີໃຈຝຶກຝົນໃນໂຍຄະ ມີທະເລສາບ ແລະແມ່ນ້ຳໄຫຼຜ່ານດ້ວຍ.

Word by Word

• anyāni: other
• anyāni: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• āśramāṇi: hermitages
• āśramāṇi: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), बहुवचन

• syuḥ: would be / may be
• syuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Loc./7th), एकवचन

• giri-vara-uttame: in the best of mountains
• giri-vara-uttame: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Loc./7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = गिरिवराणाम् उत्तमे (in the best of excellent mountains)

• munīnām: of sages
• munīnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen./6th), बहुवचन

• yukta-manasām: of those with controlled minds
• yukta-manasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (कृदन्त; √yuj युज्) + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen./6th), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः = युक्तं मनः येषाम् (with disciplined/collected minds)

• sarāṃsi: lakes
• sarāṃsi: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), बहुवचन

• saritaḥ: rivers
• saritaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise, also
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic description within the Kurma Purana’s tīrtha–kṣetra context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Munis (yukta-manas)
• Ashramas
• Sacred mountain (girivarottama)
• Saras (lakes)
• Saritas (rivers)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it points to sages with “yukta-manas” (collected minds), implying that Self-knowledge and inner steadiness are cultivated in sacred, quiet settings like āśramas near tīrthas.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The key marker is “yukta-manas”—a yogic term for a mind yoked to discipline (yoga-yukti), suggesting practices of concentration, restraint, and contemplative living associated with āśrama life.

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

Not explicitly in this line; however, the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis frames such tīrtha landscapes as shared sanctuaries where yogic sages pursue the one Supreme reality beyond sectarian division.