Shloka 108

Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany

Devanagari script

नमः कुरुष्व सततं ध्यायस्व मनसा हरम् / संसारसागरादस्मादचिरादुत्तरिष्यसि

Transliteration

namaḥ kuruṣva satataṃ dhyāyasva manasā haram / saṃsārasāgarādasmādacirāduttariṣyasi

Translation

എപ്പോഴും നമസ്കാരം അർപ്പിക്കൂ; മനസ്സാൽ ഹരനെ (ശിവനെ) ധ്യാനിക്കൂ. ഈ സംസാരസാഗരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് നീ ഉടൻ തന്നെ കടന്നുപോകും.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: homage; (reverentially)
• namaḥ: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), salutation particle; here used as auspicious opening/exhortation

• kuruṣva: do (you)!
• kuruṣva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्, imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person/मध्यम), Eka-vacana (singular/एकवचन); parasmaipada

• satatam: always; continually
• satatam: Adverbial modifier (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya usage (क्रियाविशेषण), adverb (काल/नित्यत्व)

• dhyāyasva: meditate (you)!
• dhyāyasva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (ध्यै धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्, imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa, Eka-vacana; ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• haram: Hara (Śiva)
• haram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• saṃsārasāgarāt: from the ocean of saṃsāra
• saṃsārasāgarāt: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra + sāgara (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘saṃsāra-sāgara’ = ‘ocean of worldly existence’

• asmāt: from this
• asmāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (अस्मद्/इदम्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; ‘from this’

• acirāt: soon; before long
• acirāt: Adverbial modifier (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: acira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially (अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग), adverb of time (कालवाचक) ‘soon’

• uttariṣyasi: you will cross over
• uttariṣyasi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut + tṝ (तॄ धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्/Periphrastic future; here future sense), Madhyama-puruṣa, Eka-vacana; parasmaipada; ‘you will cross over’

Speaker

A spiritual instructor within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga narrative (teaching devotion/upanā to Hara as liberating practice)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Shiva)
• Saṃsāra

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies liberation is attained by inward turning of mind through dhyāna and reverent surrender; crossing saṃsāra points to realizing the Self beyond cyclical becoming, accessed through focused contemplation on Īśvara (here, Hara).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Two core disciplines are prescribed: continuous namas (humble devotional orientation) and manasā-dhyāna (mental meditation) on Hara—an approach aligned with Pāśupata-leaning Śaiva practice where devotion and contemplation function as direct means to transcend saṃsāra.

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

By presenting meditation on Hara as salvific within the Kurma Purana, it supports the Purana’s synthetic theology where sectarian boundaries soften—Śiva is upheld as a supreme liberating focus even within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇic frame.