Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn

Devanagari script

पठेच्च सततं शुद्धो ब्रह्मपारं महास्तवम् / प्रातर्मध्याह्नसमये स योगं प्राप्नुयात् परम्

Transliteration

paṭhecca satataṃ śuddho brahmapāraṃ mahāstavam / prātarmadhyāhnasamaye sa yogaṃ prāpnuyāt param

Translation

ശുദ്ധനായ ഒരാൾ ‘ബ്രഹ്മപാര’ എന്ന മഹാസ്തവം നിരന്തരം, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പ്രഭാതത്തിലും മധ്യാഹ്നത്തിലും, പാരായണം ചെയ്താൽ അവൻ പരമയോഗം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• paṭhet: should recite
• paṭhet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• satatam: constantly
• satatam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• śuddhaḥ: pure
• śuddhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण

• brahma-pāram: leading to the far shore of Brahman
• brahma-pāram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + pāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive: 'of Brahman' + 'far shore/limit'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; महास्तवम् इति विशेषण

• mahā-stavam: great hymn
• mahā-stavam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + stava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: 'great hymn'), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• prātaḥ-madhyāhna-samaye: at the time of morning and midday
• prātaḥ-madhyāhna-samaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय) + madhyāhna (प्रातिपदिक) + samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (copulative: 'morning and midday') + तत्पुरुष (समासान्त: 'at the time'), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yogam: yoga, union
• yogam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• prāpnuyāt: should attain
• prāpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; योगम् इति विशेषण

Speaker

Narratorial/Scriptural voice within the stava-phala (benefits of hymn-recitation) section, traditionally framed in the Kurma Purana’s dialogue setting

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Brahmapāra Mahāstava
• Yoga

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By stating that steady, purified recitation leads to “supreme Yoga,” the verse implies that liberation is experiential union—realization of the highest Self through disciplined purity (śuddhi) and sustained contemplation (stotra/japa as a yogic support).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-like stotra-recitation performed regularly (satatam) with inner and outer purity, timed with daily sacred junctions (morning and midday), aligning devotion (bhakti), discipline (niyama), and concentration (dhāraṇā) as a practical doorway to higher Yoga.

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

Though not naming deities explicitly, the teaching reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic approach: a stava used as yogic sādhanā transcends sectarian boundaries, presenting devotion and Yoga as a single path to the supreme—consistent with Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony found throughout the text.