Shloka 84

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

Hari–Hara Samanvaya

Devanagari script

भवान् प्रकृतिरव्यक्तमहं पुरुष एव च / भवान् ज्ञानमहं ज्ञाता भवान् मायाहमीश्वरः

Transliteration

bhavān prakṛtiravyaktamahaṃ puruṣa eva ca / bhavān jñānamahaṃ jñātā bhavān māyāhamīśvaraḥ

Translation

നീ അവ്യക്തമായ പ്രകൃതി; ഞാൻ പുരുഷൻ. നീ ജ്ഞാനം; ഞാൻ ജ്ഞാതാവ്. നീ മായ; ഞാൻ അതിനെ അധിഷ്ഠിക്കുന്ന ഈശ്വരൻ.

Word by Word

• bhavān: you (hon.)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun of respect (भवत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• prakṛtiḥ: Prakṛti (nature)
• prakṛtiḥ: Pradhāna-vākya-predicative (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• avyaktam: unmanifest
• avyaktam: Pradhāna-vākya-predicative (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- + vyakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); adjective used predicatively (unmanifest)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (अस्मद्), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• puruṣaḥ: Puruṣa (spirit/person)
• puruṣaḥ: Pradhāna-vākya-predicative (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphasis particle (निपात)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• bhavān: you (hon.)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Pronoun of respect (भवत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Pradhāna-vākya-predicative (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (अस्मद्), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• jñātā: knower
• jñātā: Pradhāna-vākya-predicative (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta agent noun (तृच्/तृन्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhavān: you (hon.)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun of respect (भवत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• māyā: māyā (illusion/power)
• māyā: Pradhāna-vākya-predicative (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (अस्मद्), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• īśvaraḥ: Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Pradhāna-vākya-predicative (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu as the Supreme Lord teaching in a Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Prakriti
• Avyakta
• Purusha
• Jnana
• Jnata
• Maya
• Ishvara

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It distinguishes the field of manifestation (Prakṛti/Avyakta, Māyā) from the conscious principle (Puruṣa), and then asserts the Lord as the sovereign knower—Īśvara—who stands as the conscious controller behind knowledge and its objects.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports discriminative contemplation (viveka) central to Purāṇic Yoga: meditate by separating the unmanifest Prakṛti and Māyā from the witnessing knower, and then steady devotion on Īśvara as the ruler of Māyā—an orientation compatible with Pāśupata-leaning theism in the Kūrma tradition.

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

By using the shared theological language of Īśvara and Māyā, it aligns Vaishnava Kurma-teaching with Shaiva metaphysics: the Supreme Lord is one, spoken of through categories (Puruṣa, Īśvara) that both Shaiva and Vaishnava systems employ to express non-dual lordship over Prakṛti.