Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

Bhūrloka-Vyavasthā — The Seven Dvīpas, Seven Oceans, and the Meru-Centered Order of Jambūdvīpa

Devanagari script

इत्येते देवगन्धर्वसिद्धसङ्घनिषेविताः / सरसो मानसस्येह उत्तरे केसराचलाः

Transliteration

ityete devagandharvasiddhasaṅghaniṣevitāḥ / saraso mānasasyeha uttare kesarācalāḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ദേവ-ഗന്ധർവ-സിദ്ധസംഘങ്ങൾ നിരന്തരം സേവിക്കുന്ന ഈ കേസരാചല പർവതങ്ങൾ ഇവിടെ പവിത്രമായ മാനസസരോവരത്തിന്റെ വടക്കായി സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നു।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative/iti)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवगन्धर्वसिद्धसङ्घनिषेविताः: frequented by hosts of Devas, Gandharvas, and Siddhas
• देवगन्धर्वसिद्धसङ्घनिषेविताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘ete’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव-गन्धर्व-सिद्ध-सङ्घ-निषेवित (कृदन्त; नि-सेव् धातु (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); समासार्थः—देवगन्धर्वसिद्धसङ्घैः निषेविताः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास)

• सरसः: of the lake
• सरसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मानसस्य: of Mānasa
• मानसस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (नाम), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of (Lake) Mānasa’

• इह: here
• इह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: ‘here’)

• उत्तरे: in the north (northern side)
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (in the northern side)

• केसराचलाः: the Kesarācala mountains
• केसराचलाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केसर-अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नाम)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic description to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Siddhas
• Mānasa-sarovara
• Kesarācala

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it frames a sacred landscape where siddhas (perfected beings) dwell—implying that inner perfection (ātma-siddhi) is associated with purity, solitude, and tirtha-oriented discipline rather than mere external travel.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to siddha-inhabited regions, a Purāṇic marker for tapas, dhyāna, and yogic attainment; such locales are traditionally treated as supportive environments (deśa) for meditation and austerity in the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual ethos.

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

Not explicitly; however, by presenting a shared sacred geography revered by devas and siddhas, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach where tirthas and yogic sanctity function as common ground across Shaiva-Vaishnava devotional horizons.