Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64

Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa

Devanagari script

तद्भावभावितो दृष्ट्वा सद्भावेन परेण हि / ननाम शिरसा रुद्रं सावित्र्यानेन चैव हि

Transliteration

tadbhāvabhāvito dṛṣṭvā sadbhāvena pareṇa hi / nanāma śirasā rudraṃ sāvitryānena caiva hi

Translation

त्या दिव्य भावाने पूर्णतः भावित होऊन त्यांना पाहून, परम शुद्ध भक्तिभावाने भरून त्याने मस्तक नमवून रुद्राला नमस्कार केला आणि सावित्री (गायत्री) मंत्रानेही वंदन केले।

Word by Word

• तद्भावभावितः: one who was imbued with that state (devotion)
• तद्भावभावितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + भाव + भावित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle) from √भू/√भाव (भू धातु) with causative sense भावित = ‘made/imbued’; तद्भाव- (तस्य भावः) + भावितः

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्तः—क्त्वा (gerund/absolutive), ‘having seen’

• सद्भावेन: with sincere devotion
• सद्भावेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सत् + भाव = ‘true/devout disposition’

• परेण: by the supreme (one)
• परेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Avyaya (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/indeed

• ननाम: bowed
• ननाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिरसा: with (his) head
• शिरसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• सावित्र्या: with the Sāvitrī (mantra)
• सावित्र्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Avyaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Avyaya (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis ‘only/just’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Avyaya (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/indeed

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) describing the devotee’s act of reverence toward Rudra

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Savitri (Gayatri mantra)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes transformation of consciousness: the seer becomes “tad-bhāva-bhāvita,” inwardly permeated by the divine state, indicating that realization is marked by purified bhāva (inner disposition) rather than mere external action.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to bhāva-yoga (steady contemplative absorption) joined with mantra-upāsanā—reverence through the Savitrī/Gāyatrī—showing a Kurma Purana-style synthesis of inner meditation and Vedic mantra discipline.

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

By presenting reverence to Rudra as the natural outcome of “supreme pure devotion,” it reflects the Purana’s non-sectarian vision where honoring Śiva aligns with the highest dharmic devotion—supporting a Shaiva-Vaishnava unity rather than rivalry.