Shloka 6

Commencement of the Upari-bhāga: The Sages Request Brahma-vidyā; Vyāsa Recalls the Badarikā Inquiry and Śiva–Viṣṇu Theophany

Devanagari script

अथास्मिन्नन्तरे व्यासः कृष्णद्वैपायनः स्वयम् / आजगाम मुनिश्रेष्ठा यत्र सत्रं समासते

Transliteration

athāsminnantare vyāsaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ svayam / ājagāma muniśreṣṭhā yatra satraṃ samāsate

Translation

അന്നേ സമയത്ത് തന്നെ, ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠരേ, സത്രയാഗത്തിൽ ഋഷിമാർ സമവേതരായിരുന്ന സ്ഥലത്തേക്ക് സ്വയം കൃഷ്ണദ്വൈപായനനായ വ്യാസൻ എത്തി।

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रसङ्गसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक/आरम्भार्थक (particle: then/now)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (locative: in this)

• अन्तरे: in the interval
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थान/कालवाचक (in the interval)

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• कृष्णद्वैपायनः: Kṛṣṇa-Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• कृष्णद्वैपायनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + द्वैपायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (कृष्णः द्वैपायनः)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विशेषणार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनिश्चयार्थक (indeclinable: himself)

• आजगाम: came/arrived
• आजगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: आ-

• मुनिश्रेष्ठाः: the best sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनिनां श्रेष्ठाः)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: where)

• सत्रम्: sacrificial session (satra)
• सत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• समासते: are seated/are assembled
• समासते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: सम्- (सम्+आस्)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) addressing the assembled sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Krishna Dvaipayana
• Sages (Munis)
• Satra (Vedic sacrificial session)

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it establishes the authoritative transmission line—Vyāsa entering the sacrificial assembly—through which later teachings on Ātman, Īśvara, and liberation are delivered in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga practice is stated here; the verse frames a satra setting where disciplined ritual and attentive listening (śravaṇa) prepare the ground for later Kurma Purana instructions, including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and yogic discipline.

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

Implicitly, it supports the Purana’s integrative approach: Vyāsa’s arrival to teach in a Vedic-sacrificial context sets up later sections where Hari (Vishnu/Kūrma) and Śiva-oriented (Pāśupata) teachings are presented as compatible paths within one dharmic revelation.