Shloka 43

Measure of the Three Worlds, Planetary Spheres, and Sūrya as the Root of Trailokya

Devanagari script

सर्वात्मा सर्वलोकेशो महादेवः प्रजापतिः / सूर्य एव त्रिलोकस्य मूलं परमदैवतम्

Transliteration

sarvātmā sarvalokeśo mahādevaḥ prajāpatiḥ / sūrya eva trilokasya mūlaṃ paramadaivatam

Translation

Dialah Atman bagi segala, Penguasa semua alam, Mahādeva dan Prajāpati. Sesungguhnya, Surya sahaja ialah akar bagi tiga dunia—Ketuhanan Yang Maha Tinggi.

Word by Word

• सर्वात्मा: the Self of all
• सर्वात्मा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सर्वेषाम् आत्मा’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• सर्वलोकेशः: lord of all worlds
• सर्वलोकेशः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-लोक-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सर्वेषां लोकानाम् ईशः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• महादेवः: the great god
• महादेवः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘महान् देवः’)

• प्रजापतिः: lord of creatures
• प्रजापतिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘प्रजानां पतिः’)

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• त्रिलोकस्य: of the three worlds
• त्रिलोकस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास

• मूलम्: root/source
• मूलम्: प्रधानेन विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परमदैवतम्: supreme divinity
• परमदैवतम्: प्रधानेन विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘परमं दैवतं’)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse voice, within the Kurma Purana’s Surya-stuti context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Mahadeva
• Prajapati
• Triloka

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

By calling Sūrya “sarvātmā” (the Self of all), the verse presents the Supreme as the inner Self present in all beings, while simultaneously transcending them as the highest divinity.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse functions as a contemplative identification (upāsanā) for meditation: one focuses on the solar principle as the cosmic source and indwelling Self—supporting ekāgratā (one-pointedness) and devotion consistent with Purāṇic Yoga and Pāśupata-oriented theism.

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

By using titles like “Mahādeva” for the same supreme principle identified here with Sūrya, the verse reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology where divine names and forms (Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava) converge in one Ishvara.