Shloka 58

Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara

Hari–Hara Samanvaya

Devanagari script

शङ्करः शंभुरीशानः सर्वात्मा परमेश्वरः / भूतानामधिपो योगी महेशो विमलः शिवः

Transliteration

śaṅkaraḥ śaṃbhurīśānaḥ sarvātmā parameśvaraḥ / bhūtānāmadhipo yogī maheśo vimalaḥ śivaḥ

Translation

അവൻ ശങ്കരൻ, ശംഭു, ഈശാനൻ—സർവ്വാത്മാവ്, പരമേശ്വരൻ; ഭൂതങ്ങളുടെ അധിപൻ, മഹായോഗി, മഹേശൻ—വിമലൻ, മംഗളകരൻ ശിവൻ।

Word by Word

• शङ्करः: Śaṅkara
• शङ्करः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शंभुः: Śambhu
• शंभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ईशानः: Īśāna
• ईशानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वात्मा: the Self of all
• सर्वात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sarveṣāṃ ātmā)

• परमेश्वरः: Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (paramaḥ īśvaraḥ)

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• अधिपः: overlord
• अधिपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• योगी: yogin
• योगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महेशः: Maheśa
• महेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (mahān īśaḥ)

• विमलः: pure
• विमलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Kurma Purana narrator (stuti-style praise of Shiva within the Purva-bhaga narrative frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara
• Shambhu
• Ishana
• Parameshvara
• Mahesha
• Yogi

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FAQs

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

By calling Śiva “sarvātmā,” it identifies the Supreme Lord as the inner Self present in all beings—both transcendent as Parameśvara and immanent as the indwelling consciousness.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes Śiva as “yogī,” portraying him as the archetypal master of Yoga—supporting the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva yogic orientation (often framed through Pāśupata-style discipline: mastery of mind, purity, and God-centered contemplation).

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

Though the verse praises Śiva, its theology is compatible with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: the Supreme Īśvara is one reality known by exalted names, allowing a non-sectarian (Shaiva–Vaishnava) reading where divine sovereignty and indwelling Selfhood are shared attributes of the One Lord.