Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation

Devanagari script

प्रसादाज्जायते ह्येतन्मम शैलेन्द्रनन्दिनि / अप्रबुद्धा न पश्यन्ति मम मायाविमोहिताः

Transliteration

prasādājjāyate hyetanmama śailendranandini / aprabuddhā na paśyanti mama māyāvimohitāḥ

Translation

ഹേ ശൈലേന്ദ്രനന്ദിനി! ഈ തത്ത്വജ്ഞാനം എന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ മാത്രമേ ഉദ്ഭവിക്കൂ. അപ്രബുദ്ധർ എന്റെ മായയിൽ വിമോഹിതരായി എന്നെ—പരമസത്യത്തെ—കാണുന്നില്ല.

Word by Word

• prasādāt: from (your) grace/favor
• prasādāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• jāyate: is born/arises
• jāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/बल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mama: of me/my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• śailendra-nandini: O daughter of the lord of mountains
• śailendra-nandini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śailendra (प्रातिपदिक) + nandinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śailendrasya nandinī)

• aprabuddhāḥ: the unawakened/unenlightened (people)
• aprabuddhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-prabuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• paśyanti: see
• paśyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• māyā-vimohitāḥ: deluded by (my) māyā
• māyā-vimohitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक) + vi-mohita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (māyayā vimohitāḥ = deluded by māyā)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (as the Supreme Lord, speaking to Pārvatī/Śailendranandinī)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Maya
• Parvati (Śailendranandinī)
• Himalaya (Śailendra)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that the Supreme Reality is not grasped by ordinary perception; true recognition arises through the Lord’s prasāda, while Māyā obscures the vision of the unawakened.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds inner awakening (prabodha) supported by divine grace—an essential premise for Yoga-sādhana in the Kurma Purana, where discipline bears fruit when aligned with īśvara-anugraha (the Lord’s favor).

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

By addressing Pārvatī while speaking as the Supreme Lord, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the same Supreme reality is taught across Shaiva and Vaishnava frames, with Māyā and grace functioning universally.