Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction

Devanagari script

अस्यास्त्वनादिसंसिद्धमैश्वर्यमतुलं महत् / तत्सम्बन्धादनन्ताया रुद्रेण परमात्मना

Transliteration

asyāstvanādisaṃsiddhamaiśvaryamatulaṃ mahat / tatsambandhādanantāyā rudreṇa paramātmanā

Translation

അവളുടെ അതുല്യവും മഹത്തുമായ ഐശ്വര്യം അനാദിയായി തന്നെ സിദ്ധമാണ്. പരമാത്മാവായ രുദ്രനോടുള്ള ബന്ധം മൂലം അവൾ ‘അനന്താ’—അപരിമിതയായവൾ—എന്നു അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अस्याः: of her
• अस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषणार्थ (particle: 'but/indeed')

• अनादिसंसिद्धम्: eternally accomplished (beginningless and perfected)
• अनादिसंसिद्धम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनादि-संसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'aiśvaryam')

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereignty/power
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अतुलम्: incomparable
• अतुलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (to 'aiśvaryam')

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (to 'aiśvaryam')

• तत्: of that (of him/that)
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; 'तस्य' अर्थे, समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण

• सम्बन्धात्: from the connection/association
• सम्बन्धात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादाने (ablative: 'from/due to connection')

• अनन्तायाः: of the Infinite (Goddess)
• अनन्तायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• रुद्रेण: by/with Rudra
• रुद्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सह/करणार्थ (instrumental: 'by/with Rudra')

• परमात्मना: by the Supreme Self
• परमात्मना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; 'परमः आत्मा' इति कर्मधारय; रुद्रस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching in the Īśvara-gītā section

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Paramatman
• Ananta/Ananta (Anantā)
• Aishvarya (sovereignty)

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FAQs

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

It identifies Rudra explicitly as Paramātman, implying that the highest Self is the supreme Lord, and that all divine powers (aiśvarya) are grounded in relation to that Supreme Reality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports Pāśupata-style contemplation by directing the mind to the beginningless, established sovereignty of the divine principle and to Rudra as Paramātman—an aid to īśvara-smaraṇa (God-remembrance) and steadying devotion (bhakti) in yogic discipline.

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

Within the Īśvara-gītā’s synthetic theology, Rudra is honored as the Supreme Self while the teaching voice is Kūrma (Vishnu), presenting a non-competitive, unified vision where supreme divinity is affirmed across Shaiva-Vaishnava forms.