Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113

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

Devanagari script

जपेद् वाहरहर्नित्यं ब्रह्मलोके महीयते / एवमाह महायोगी कृष्णद्वैपायनः प्रभुः

Transliteration

japed vāharaharnityaṃ brahmaloke mahīyate / evamāha mahāyogī kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

പ്രഭാതവും സായാഹ്നവും നിത്യം ജപം ചെയ്യുക; അതിനാൽ ബ്രഹ്മലോകത്തിൽ മഹത്വം ലഭിക്കും. ഇങ്ങനെ മഹായോഗി പ്രഭു കൃഷ്ണദ്വൈപായനൻ (വ്യാസൻ) അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു।

Word by Word

• japet: should mutter/chant
• japet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Third person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), alternative particle (विकल्पार्थक)

• ahar-ahar: day after day
• ahar-ahar: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ahar (प्रातिपदिक) + ahar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) used adverbially (avyayavat), repetition sense; 'day by day'

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• brahma-loke: in Brahma-loka
• brahma-loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (brahmaṇaḥ lokaḥ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahīyate: is glorified / is honored
• mahīyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mah (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Third person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive/intransitive sense 'is honored'

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• āha: said
• āha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Third person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahā-yogī: the great yogi
• mahā-yogī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) (mahān yogī), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanaḥ: Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaipāyana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) (name), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• prabhuḥ: the lord, master
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanaḥ

Speaker

Kṛṣṇa-Dvaipāyana Vyāsa (as cited authority within the narration)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Brahma-loka
• Kṛṣṇa-Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

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FAQs

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

By emphasizing steady japa as a daily discipline, the verse points to inner recollection and purification of consciousness—conditions through which the Self is realized, even if the verse itself frames the fruit as exaltation in Brahma-loka.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The practice is mantra-japa performed regularly twice daily (morning and evening), a foundational sādhana in Purāṇic yoga traditions that supports concentration (dhāraṇā), steadiness of mind, and devotional alignment.

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

Indirectly: it foregrounds a shared, pan-sectarian discipline—japa—valued across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava streams in the Kūrma Purāṇa’s synthetic approach, where practice and realization are prioritized over sectarian difference.