Shloka 18

Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा समागतं विष्णुमदितिर्भक्तिसंयुता / मेने कृतार्थमात्मानं तोषयामास केशवम्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā samāgataṃ viṣṇumaditirbhaktisaṃyutā / mene kṛtārthamātmānaṃ toṣayāmāsa keśavam

Translation

വിഷ്ണു തന്റെ മുമ്പിൽ വന്നതായി കണ്ട അദിതി ഭക്തിയോടെ നിറഞ്ഞു; അവൾ സ്വയം കൃതാർത്ഥയെന്ന് കരുതി, കേശവനെ പ്രസാദിപ്പിക്കാൻ തുടങ്ങി.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (gerund); 'having seen'

• समागतम्: arrived
• समागतम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु) → समागत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विष्णुम् विशेषणम्

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अदितिः: Aditi
• अदितिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भक्तिसंयुता: endowed with devotion
• भक्तिसंयुता: कर्ता-विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (भक्त्या संयुता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अदितेः विशेषणम्

• मेने: considered/thought
• मेने: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कृतार्थम्: fulfilled
• कृतार्थम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे प्रचलितः (कृतः अर्थः यस्य = fulfilled); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मानम् विशेषणम्

• आत्मानम्: herself
• आत्मानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; स्व-प्रत्ययार्थे (herself)

• तोषयामास: pleased/satisfied
• तोषयामास: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) तोषय-; लिट् (Periphrastic perfect/लिट्-रूप), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• केशवम्: Keshava
• केशवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम

Speaker

Narrator (Purana-vakta) describing Aditi’s response to Vishnu/Keshava

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (shanta)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Aditi
• Keshava

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents fulfillment (kṛtārthatā) as arising when the mind meets the Supreme through darśana and devotion—implying that the self’s deepest aim is realized in God-realization rather than in worldly attainment.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds bhakti as an inner discipline: attentive vision (darśana), reverent affect, and the intention to please the Lord—elements that align with yogic restraint of the mind and one-pointed devotion emphasized across the Kurma Purana’s spiritual teaching.

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

Though Vishnu (Keshava) is explicitly named, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis treats sincere devotion and divine grace as shared theological ground across Shaiva and Vaishnava frames—devotion becomes the unifying path rather than sectarian difference.