Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69

Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

प्रसादयामास च तं गौरवात् परमेष्ठिनः / संस्तूय भगवानीशः साम्बस्तत्रागमत् स्वयम्

Transliteration

prasādayāmāsa ca taṃ gauravāt parameṣṭhinaḥ / saṃstūya bhagavānīśaḥ sāmbastatrāgamat svayam

Translation

Dan kerana hormat kepada Yang Maha Tinggi (Parameṣṭhin), baginda berusaha menenangkan serta memperkenankan-Nya; setelah memuji dengan kidung pujian, Tuhan Yang Mulia—Sāmba—datang ke sana sendiri.

Word by Word

• प्रसादयामास: propitiated / appeased
• प्रसादयामास: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√सद् (धातु; प्रसादयति)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्; णिच् (causative): ‘made (him) pleased/propitiated’

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

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• गौरवात्: out of respect
• गौरवात्: हेतु (Hetu/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular); हेतौ/कारणे (ablative of cause)

• परमेष्ठिनः: of Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• परमेष्ठिनः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular)

• संस्तूय: having praised
• संस्तूय: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-√स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive): ‘having praised’

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• ईशः: the Lord (Īśa)
• ईशः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• साम्बः: Sāmba (Śiva with Umā)
• साम्बः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आगमत्: came
• आगमत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वतन्त्रताबोधक अव्यय (indeclinable: ‘oneself/ personally’)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/ Sūta-style narration within the Kurma Purana frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Parameṣṭhin
• Īśa
• Sāmba

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FAQs

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

By calling the deity Parameṣṭhin and Īśa and showing that sincere reverence and praise draw divine presence, the verse presents the Supreme as a personal, responsive Lord—immanent enough to “come” yet transcendent as the Highest Ruler.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes bhakti-yoga elements—stuti (praise) and prasādana (propitiation)—as inner disciplines that purify intention and align the practitioner with īśvara-anugraha (divine grace), a recurring principle in Kurma Purana’s yoga-dharma synthesis.

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

Using the universal titles Parameṣṭhin and Īśa rather than sectarian markers, it fits the Kurma Purana’s non-dual devotional tone where the Supreme Lord is approached through praise and grace, supporting Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony in practice.