Shloka 28

Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion

Devanagari script

सर्वज्ञाः सर्वगाः शान्ताः स्वात्मन्येवव्यवस्थिताः / शक्तयो ब्रह्मविण्वीशा भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदाः

Transliteration

sarvajñāḥ sarvagāḥ śāntāḥ svātmanyevavyavasthitāḥ / śaktayo brahmaviṇvīśā bhuktimuktiphalapradāḥ

Translation

ആ ദിവ്യശക്തികൾ സർവ്വജ്ഞരും സർവ്വവ്യാപികളും ശാന്തരുമായി, സ്വന്തം ആത്മസ്വരൂപത്തിൽ തന്നെ സ്ഥാപിതരാണ്; അവ ബ്രഹ്മാ-വിഷ്ണു-ഈശ (ശിവ) ശക്തികളായി ഭുക്തിയും മുക്തിയും എന്ന ഫലങ്ങൾ നൽകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• सर्वज्ञाः: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व+ज्ञ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• सर्वगाः: all-pervading
• सर्वगाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वग (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व+ग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• शान्ताः: peaceful
• शान्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक; √शम् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) विशेषणम्

• स्वात्मनि: in one’s own self
• स्वात्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; स्व+आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे (आत्मन्-शब्दः) सप्तमी (7th/Locative) एकवचनम्

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• व्यवस्थिताः: established/abiding
• व्यवस्थिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यवस्थित (प्रातिपदिक; वि+अव+√स्था (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त विशेषणम्

• शक्तयः: powers/energies
• शक्तयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्

• ब्रह्मविष्ण्वीशाः: (as) Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Īśa
• ब्रह्मविष्ण्वीशाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विष्णु + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्; द्वन्द्वसमासः (समाहार/इतरेतर) विशेषणरूपेण शक्तीनाम्

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-फल-प्रदाः: granting the fruits of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-फल-प्रदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति + मुक्ति + फल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) + क)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (फलस्य प्रदाः) विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Kurma (as Supreme Narayana) instructing Indradyumna and the sages on the nature of divine powers

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Isha (Shiva)
• Shakti
• Bhukti
• Mukti

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FAQs

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

It presents the divine Śaktis as “established in their own Self,” implying that their power and peace rest in intrinsic Self-abidance (svātma-niṣṭhā), not in external supports—an inward, non-dual grounding behind cosmic functions.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes śānti (inner tranquility) and being established in the Self, which aligns with meditative Self-abidance central to Purāṇic Yoga—cultivating steadiness of mind so that divine power manifests as both worldly welfare (bhukti) and spiritual release (mukti).

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

By speaking of one class of Śaktis as belonging to Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Īśa (Śiva) and granting the same ultimate fruits, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology: a unified divine reality expressed through Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava forms and functions.