Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16

Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti

Devanagari script

भक्तियोगसमायुक्तानीश्वरार्पितमानसान् / प्राणायामादिषु रतान् दूरात् परिहरामलान्

Transliteration

bhaktiyogasamāyuktānīśvarārpitamānasān / prāṇāyāmādiṣu ratān dūrāt pariharāmalān

Translation

ഭക്തിയോഗത്തിൽ യുക്തരായി, മനസ്സ് ഈശ്വരനിൽ അർപ്പിച്ചവരും, പ്രാണായാമാദി യോഗസാധനങ്ങളിൽ രമിക്കുന്ന നിർമ്മലരുമായവരെ പോലും ദൂരത്തുനിന്ന് പരിഹരിക്കുക।

Word by Word

• bhaktiyogasamāyuktān: endowed with Bhakti Yoga
• bhaktiyogasamāyuktān: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhaktiyogasamāyukta (भक्तियोगसमायुक्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (Dvitiya), Plural

• īśvarārpitamānasān: those whose minds are offered to Ishvara
• īśvarārpitamānasān: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īśvarārpitamānasa (ईश्वरार्पितमानस)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (Dvitiya), Plural

• prāṇāyāmādiṣu: in Pranayama and others
• prāṇāyāmādiṣu: Adhikarana (Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇāyāmādi (प्राणायामादि)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (Saptami), Plural

• ratān: engaged/delighting in
• ratān: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rata (रत)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (Dvitiya), Plural; Past Passive Participle

• dūrāt: from afar
• dūrāt: Apadana (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūra (दूर)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (Panchami), Singular

• parihara: avoid/shun
• parihara: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-hṛ (परि-हृ)
• Form: Lot Lakara (Imperative), Madhyama Purusha (2nd), Singular

• amalān: pure/spotless ones
• amalān: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (अमल)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (Dvitiya), Plural

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna within the Ishvara Gita framework (Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Bhakti-yoga
• Pranayama
• Yoga

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By emphasizing a mind “offered to Īśvara,” the verse points to inner purification and God-centered consciousness as the practical doorway to realizing the Self’s stainless nature.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It explicitly mentions prāṇāyāma and implies allied yogic disciplines (“ādiṣu”), presenting devotion (bhakti-yoga) together with yogic regulation as complementary means of purification.

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

Using the inclusive term Īśvara and pairing bhakti with yogic discipline reflects the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita tone: a synthetic, non-sectarian path where devotion to the Supreme Lord harmonizes with Shaiva-leaning yogic praxis.