Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

Oṅkāra-Liṅga and the Secret Pañcāyatana Liṅgas of Kāśī: Kṛttivāseśvara-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

युगे युगे ह्यत्र दान्ता ब्राह्मणा वेदपारागाः / उपासते महादेवं जपन्ति शतरुद्रियम्

Transliteration

yuge yuge hyatra dāntā brāhmaṇā vedapārāgāḥ / upāsate mahādevaṃ japanti śatarudriyam

Translation

Pada setiap zaman, di wilayah suci ini, para Brahmana yang mengekang diri, yang telah menyeberang ke tebing seberang Veda, menyembah Mahādeva dan melantunkan himne Śatarudrīya.

Word by Word

• युगे: in an age
• युगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे लोके—‘in (each) age’

• युगे: in every age
• युगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति—‘age after age’

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• दान्ताः: self-controlled
• दान्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त (प्रातिपदिक; दम्-धातोः क्त/क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘self-controlled’

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• वेदपारागाः: versed in the Vedas
• वेदपारागाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘वेदस्य पारगः’

• उपासते: worship
• उपासते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘महान् देवः’

• जपन्ति: recite
• जपन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• शतरुद्रियम्: the Śatarudriya (hymn)
• शतरुद्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतरुद्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘शतं रुद्रियाणि/रुद्रान्’ इति नामधेयम्

Speaker

Narratorial voice within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga (contextual praise of Shaiva worship aligned with Vedic practice)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva
• Shiva
• Rudra
• Shatarudriya
• Vedas

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FAQs

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

By presenting Mahādeva as the perennial object of Vedic realization and worship across yugas, the verse implies a timeless Supreme principle approached through Vedic mastery, discipline, and mantra-japa—hallmarks of realizing the highest reality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights dānta (sense-restraint) as a yogic prerequisite and japa (mantric recitation) of the Śatarudrīya as a focused devotional-ritual practice—consistent with Pāśupata-leaning Shaiva sādhanā framed within Vedic orthopraxy.

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

Even within a Purāṇa associated with Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu), the verse centers Vedic praise of Mahādeva, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where devotion to Śiva is affirmed as Veda-aligned and compatible with broader Purāṇic theism.