Shloka 66

Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching

Devanagari script

नमः कुरुध्वं तमृषिं कृष्णं सत्यवतीसुतम् / पाराशर्यं महात्मानं योगिनं विष्णुमव्ययम्

Transliteration

namaḥ kurudhvaṃ tamṛṣiṃ kṛṣṇaṃ satyavatīsutam / pārāśaryaṃ mahātmānaṃ yoginaṃ viṣṇumavyayam

Translation

ആ ഋഷി കൃഷ്ണദ്വൈപായനനെ—സത്യവതീസുതൻ, പാരാശര്യൻ—മഹാത്മ യോഗി, അവ്യയ വിഷ്ണു (അവതാരം) എന്നവനെ നമസ്കരിക്കുവിൻ।

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojaka/Interjection (सम्बोधनार्थ-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः; नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः

• कुरुध्वम्: do (offer)
• कुरुध्वम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यम-पुरुषः (2nd), बहुवचनम्

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ऋषिम्: sage
• ऋषिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तम् इत्यस्य विशेष्य-सम्बन्धः

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa (dark one; name)
• कृष्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ऋषिम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/नाम

• सत्यवतीसुतम्: son of Satyavatī
• सत्यवतीसुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवती + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सत्यवत्याः सुतः)

• पाराशर्यम्: Pārāśarya
• पाराशर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाराशर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• महात्मानम्: great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• योगिनम्: yogin
• योगिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (विष्णुम्)

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler voice (Purāṇic narrator invoking Vyāsa as the yogic form of Viṣṇu)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa (Krishna Dvaipayana)
• Satyavati
• Parashara
• Vishnu

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FAQs

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

By identifying the realized sage (Vyāsa) with “Viṣṇu, the imperishable,” the verse points to the Purāṇic idea that the Supreme is avyaya (unchanging) and can be recognized through perfected yogic realization embodied in a mahātmā.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse does not list techniques, but it frames Vyāsa as a “yogin,” implying mastery of yoga-discipline (yama-niyama, concentration, and realization). In the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual program (including later Ishvara Gita themes), such yogic attainment supports devotion and knowledge oriented to the imperishable Lord.

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

It reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology: a sage revered in the tradition is hailed as “Viṣṇu” in yogic form, supporting a non-sectarian Purāṇic stance where supreme divinity is approached through multiple names and realized through yoga and devotion—harmonizing Shaiva-Vaishnava currents rather than opposing them.