Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 43 Shloka 34 - Kurma Purana | Malayalam | Vedapath

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Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ततो गजकुलोन्नादास्तडिद्भिः समलङ्कृताः / उत्तिष्ठन्ति तदा व्योम्नि घोराः संवर्तका घनाः

Transliteration

tato gajakulonnādāstaḍidbhiḥ samalaṅkṛtāḥ / uttiṣṭhanti tadā vyomni ghorāḥ saṃvartakā ghanāḥ

Translation

പിന്നീട് ആകാശത്തിൽ ഭീകരമായ സംവർതക മേഘങ്ങൾ ഉയരുന്നു—മിന്നലാൽ അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ട്, ആനക്കൂട്ടത്തിന്റെ മുഴക്കുപോലെ ഘോരമായി ഗർജ്ജിച്ച്।

Word by Word

ततःthen

गजकुलोन्नादाःroars like herds of elephants

तडिद्भिःwith lightning flashes

समलङ्कृताःadorned

उत्तिष्ठन्तिarise/stand up

तदाthen

व्योम्निin the sky

घोराःterrible

संवर्तकाःbringing dissolution (end-time)

घनाःclouds

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/Sūta-style narration) describing the saṃvarta portents within the Kurma Purana’s cosmology

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Saṃvartaka clouds

Lightning (Taḍit)

Sky (Vyoman)

FAQs

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

By portraying dissolution-bringing clouds and fearful cosmic change, the verse indirectly points to the Atman as that which is not shaken by saṃvarta—encouraging discernment between the perishable world (prakṛti) and the imperishable Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The imagery supports vairāgya (dispassion) and śānta-bhāvanā: meditating on impermanence to loosen attachment, a foundational discipline that complements Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner steadiness taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

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

Though Shiva and Vishnu are not named here, saṃvarta is a shared Purāṇic motif of divine governance—creation, preservation, and dissolution functioning as one integrated reality, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis.