Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

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

Iśvara-Gītā Prelude

Devanagari script

त्वत्प्रसादादसंदिग्धमुत्पन्नं पुरुषोत्तम / ज्ञानं ब्रह्मैकविषयं परमानन्दसिद्धिदम्

Transliteration

tvatprasādādasaṃdigdhamutpannaṃ puruṣottama / jñānaṃ brahmaikaviṣayaṃ paramānandasiddhidam

Translation

ഹേ പുരുഷോത്തമാ! നിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ എനിക്കുള്ളിൽ സംശയരഹിതമായ ജ്ഞാനം ഉദിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു—അതിന്റെ ഏകവിഷയം ബ്രഹ്മം, അതു പരമാനന്ദസിദ്ധി നൽകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• त्वत्-प्रसादात्: from your grace
• त्वत्-प्रसादात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ablative ‘from/through your grace’

• असंदिग्धम्: undoubted
• असंदिग्धम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asaṃdigdha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective to ज्ञानम्/उत्पन्नम् ‘undoubted’

• उत्पन्नम्: has arisen
• उत्पन्नम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: utpanna (कृदन्त, √पद्/√पन् with उत्-; past passive participle)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate/adjective to ज्ञानम् ‘arisen/produced’

• पुरुषोत्तम: O Puruṣottama
• पुरुषोत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣottama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ब्रह्म-एक-विषयम्: having Brahman alone as its object
• ब्रह्म-एक-विषयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective to ज्ञानम् ‘having Brahman alone as its object’

• परम-आनन्द-सिद्धि-दम्: bestowing attainment of supreme bliss
• परम-आनन्द-सिद्धि-दम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + da (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक from √दा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective to ज्ञानम् ‘giving the attainment of supreme bliss’

Speaker

King Indradyumna (addressing Lord Kūrma/Nārāyaṇa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Puruṣottama
• Brahman
• Lord Kūrma
• Nārāyaṇa

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents liberating knowledge as Brahman-focused (brahmaikaviṣayam): when insight fixes on Brahman alone, doubt ends and supreme bliss (paramānanda) is attained—implying the Self’s fulfillment is in non-dual realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes jñāna-yoga supported by īśvara-prasāda (divine grace): steady contemplation on Brahman as the sole object, culminating in doubtless certainty and mokṣa-oriented bliss.

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

By addressing the Supreme as Puruṣottama while teaching Brahman-realization, the Kurma Purana’s Īśvara-gītā frames liberation as devotionally received grace leading to non-dual knowledge—supporting the text’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where the highest Lord grants Brahman-knowledge.