Shloka 11

Measure of the Three Worlds, Planetary Spheres, and Sūrya as the Root of Trailokya

Devanagari script

सौरिर्द्विलक्षेण गुरोर् ग्रहाणामथ मण्डलम् / सप्तर्षिमण्डलं तस्माल्लक्षमात्रे प्रिकाशते

Transliteration

saurirdvilakṣeṇa guror grahāṇāmatha maṇḍalam / saptarṣimaṇḍalaṃ tasmāllakṣamātre prikāśate

Translation

ഗുരുവിന്റെ മണ്ഡലത്തിൽ നിന്ന് രണ്ട് ലക്ഷം അകലെയായി ശൗരി (ശനി) ഗ്രഹമണ്ഡലത്തിൽ സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നു. അതിനുമപ്പുറം ഒരു ലക്ഷം ദൂരത്ത് സപ്തർഷിമണ്ഡലം പ്രകാശിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सौरिः: Saturn (Sauri)
• सौरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्वि-लक्षेण: by/at two lakhs
• द्वि-लक्षेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (two lakhs)

• गुरोः: of Jupiter (Guru)
• गुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ग्रहाणाम्: of the planets
• ग्रहाणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भार्थक (then/now)

• मण्डलम्: the sphere/orbit (circle)
• मण्डलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (subject)

• सप्त-ऋषि-मण्डलम्: the constellation of the Seven Sages
• सप्त-ऋषि-मण्डलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (saptānāṃ ṛṣīṇāṃ maṇḍalam)

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• लक्ष-मात्रे: at a measure of one lakh
• लक्ष-मात्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (lakṣasya mātram)

• प्रकाशते: shines/appears
• प्रकाशते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + काश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic cosmography to the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Śauri (Saturn)
• Guru/Bṛhaspati (Jupiter)
• Saptarṣi-maṇḍala (Ursa Major)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by mapping ordered cosmic spheres, the verse supports the Purāṇic vision of a law-governed universe, within which the Atman/Iśvara is understood as the underlying, unchanging reality beyond all moving planetary regions.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct practice is taught in this verse; however, such cosmographic descriptions are traditionally used for dhyāna—contemplation on the vast, structured cosmos to steady the mind before higher teachings such as Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion found elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; its contribution is contextual—Kurma Purana often integrates cosmology with theology, where the same supreme principle is praised through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava lenses in other sections.