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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23

Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode

Devanagari script

नमः शंभवे सत्यनिष्ठाय तुभ्यं नमो हेतवे विश्वरूपाय तुभ्यम् / नमो योगपीठान्तरस्थाय तुभ्यं शिवायैकरूपाय भूयो नमस्ते

Transliteration

namaḥ śaṃbhave satyaniṣṭhāya tubhyaṃ namo hetave viśvarūpāya tubhyam / namo yogapīṭhāntarasthāya tubhyaṃ śivāyaikarūpāya bhūyo namaste

Translation

Sembah sujud kepada-Mu, Śambhu, yang teguh dalam Kebenaran. Sembah sujud kepada-Mu, Punca sebab, yang rupa-Nya adalah seluruh alam. Sembah sujud kepada-Mu, yang bersemayam di singgasana batin Yoga. Berulang-ulang, sembah sujud kepada-Mu, Śiva—Yang Esa, tidak terpisah.

Word by Word
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Kriya (क्रिया/Salutation)
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
शंभवेto Śambhu
शंभवे:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootशंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
सत्य-निष्ठायto the one steadfast in truth
सत्य-निष्ठाय:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + निष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग-आकारान्त विशेषणप्रयोगः, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; 'सत्ये निष्ठा यस्य'
तुभ्यम्to you
तुभ्यम्:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formचतुर्थी, एकवचन
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Kriya (क्रिया/Salutation)
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
हेतवेto the cause
हेतवे:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootहेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
विश्व-रूपायto the one of universal form
विश्व-रूपाय:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; 'विश्वस्य रूपम्'
तुभ्यम्to you
तुभ्यम्:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formचतुर्थी, एकवचन
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Kriya (क्रिया/Salutation)
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
योग-पीठ-अन्तर-स्थायto the one abiding within the seat of yoga
योग-पीठ-अन्तर-स्थाय:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootयोग (प्रातिपदिक) + पीठ (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (कृदन्त; √स्था धातु, क्त/अच्-प्रत्ययान्त 'स्थ')
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेषण: 'योगपीठस्य अन्तरे स्थितः'
तुभ्यम्to you
तुभ्यम्:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formचतुर्थी, एकवचन
शिवायto Śiva
शिवाय:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
एक-रूपायto the one of single form
एक-रूपाय:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; 'एकं रूपं यस्य'
भूयःagain
भूयः:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Kriya (क्रिया/Salutation)
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formचतुर्थी, एकवचन
Speaker

A devotee/sage voice offering Śiva-stuti within the Kurma Purana narrative frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities
S
Shambhu
S
Shiva
V
Vishvarupa (Cosmic Form)
Y
Yoga-pitha (inner seat of Yoga)
S
Satya (Truth)

FAQs

By calling Śiva “ekarūpa” (of one undivided nature) and the cosmic cause, the verse points to a single supreme reality that is both immanent (within the universe and the yogic heart) and transcendent (the source of all).

The phrase “yogapīṭhāntarastha” emphasizes inner contemplation: the Lord is realized in the interior seat of Yoga—commonly read as the heart-lotus or the concentrated mind in dhyāna—aligning with Pāśupata-oriented devotion supported by meditative absorption.

It presents Īśvara as the universal cause and cosmic form, a theological bridge used by the Kurma Purana to harmonize Śaiva devotion with broader Purāṇic non-dualism—where the supreme is one, approached through Śiva-nāma and yogic realization.

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