Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच भवता कथितं सर्वं तथ्यमेव न संशयः / तथापि देवमीशानं पूजयामि सनातनम्

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca bhavatā kathitaṃ sarvaṃ tathyameva na saṃśayaḥ / tathāpi devamīśānaṃ pūjayāmi sanātanam

Translation

ശ്രീഭഗവാൻ പറഞ്ഞു—നീ പറഞ്ഞതെല്ലാം സംശയമില്ലാതെ സത്യമാണ്. എങ്കിലും ഞാൻ സനാതനനായ ഈശാനദേവനെ പൂജിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• śrī-bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• śrī-bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (श्रीमान् भगवान्)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhavatā: by you
• bhavatā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम

• kathitam: told
• kathitam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकालिक कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (said/told)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tathyam: true
• tathyam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tathya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• na: not/no
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tathāpi: nevertheless
• tathāpi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā + api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोधार्थक (concessive: nevertheless)

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• īśānam: Īśāna (the Lord)
• īśānam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (apposition to devam)

• pūjayāmi: I worship
• pūjayāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sanātanam: eternal
• sanātanam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with devam/īśānam)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Lord Kurma/Vishnu speaking in the Kurma Purana narrative voice)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Īśāna (Shiva)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By having the Lord affirm truth and still worship Īśāna, the verse implies a single supreme principle (Īśvara) honored through different divine forms—supporting a non-sectarian, unity-based view of the Self and Lordship.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes pūjā (devotional worship) as a valid spiritual discipline: a bhakti-oriented approach that, in the Kurma Purana’s Pashupata-leaning framework, complements yogic restraint and contemplation by centering the mind on Īśvara.

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

Vishnu (as the speaking Lord) explicitly worships Īśāna (Shiva), signaling reverence and theological harmony—an emblem of the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis rather than sectarian rivalry.