Shloka 30

Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa

Devanagari script

तामसस्यान्तरे चैव संप्राप्ते पुनरेव हि / हर्यायां हरिभिर्देवैर्हरिरेवाभवद्धरिः

Transliteration

tāmasasyāntare caiva saṃprāpte punareva hi / haryāyāṃ haribhirdevairharirevābhavaddhariḥ

Translation

താമസ മന്വന്തരമെത്തിയപ്പോൾ, ഹര്യാ എന്ന കാലഘട്ടത്തിൽ ഹരികൾ എന്ന ദേവഗണത്തിനിടയിൽ സ്വയം ഹരിയേ ധരി (ധാരകൻ-പാലകൻ) രൂപത്തിൽ വീണ്ടും പ്രത്യക്ഷനായി।

Word by Word

• तामसस्य: of the Tāmasa (Manvantara)
• तामसस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तामस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘तामस’ (मन्वन्तर) इत्यस्य सम्बन्ध

• अन्तरे: in the interval/Manvantara
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (indeed/just)

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) had come
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्राप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी: ‘when (it) had fully arrived’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक निपात (for/indeed)

• हर्यायाम्: among/in Haryā
• हर्यायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरणम् (हर्या नाम देवगण/लोकः)

• हरिभिः: with the Haris (deities)
• हरिभिः: Sahakaraka (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; सह-योगे तृतीया

• देवैः: with the gods
• देवैः: Sahakaraka (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; सह-योगे तृतीया

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphatic repetition)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator), recounting the Purāṇic chronology to the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Dhari
• Tāmasa Manu
• Haris (a class of gods)
• Manvantara

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FAQs

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

By stating that “Hari Himself” repeatedly becomes manifest across Manvantaras, the verse points to an unchanging Supreme reality that appears in time for cosmic support, without losing its essential transcendence.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse is primarily cosmological rather than instructional; its practical implication in Kurma Purana’s yoga framework is steadiness of devotion and contemplation (smaraṇa) on the one Sustainer who presides through recurring cycles—supporting the later Pāśupata-oriented emphasis on single-pointed God-remembrance.

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

By emphasizing a single supreme principle (“Hari Himself”) who sustains the cosmos through recurring manifestations, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic tone where sectarian names can function as epithets of one Lord—supporting a non-competitive Shaiva–Vaishnava reading.