Shloka 10

Cosmic Realms Above Dhruva, the Pātālas Below, and the Foundation of Pralaya

Ananta–Kāla

Devanagari script

स विष्णुलोकः कथितः पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितः / यान्ति तत्र महात्मानो ये प्रपन्ना जनार्दनम्

Transliteration

sa viṣṇulokaḥ kathitaḥ punarāvṛttivarjitaḥ / yānti tatra mahātmāno ye prapannā janārdanam

Translation

Demikianlah alam Viṣṇu telah dihuraikan—bebas daripada kembali (kelahiran semula). Para mahatma menuju ke sana: mereka yang berlindung pada Janārdana.

Word by Word

• सः: that; he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• विष्णुलोकः: Viṣṇu’s world
• विष्णुलोकः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः लोकः)

• कथितः: is described/said
• कथितः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Past passive participle used predicatively: 'is said')

• पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितः: free from return (no rebirth)
• पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुनर् (अव्यय) + आवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; √वृज्/वर्ज् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-रहितार्थ-तत्पुरुषभावः (पुनरावृत्त्या वर्जितः = devoid of return)

• यान्ति: they go
• यान्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (Present Indicative, 3rd plural)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones
• महात्मानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (महान् आत्मा यस्य)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Relative pronoun, Nominative Plural)

• प्रपन्नाः: surrendered; having taken refuge
• प्रपन्नाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + पद् (धातु) → प्रपन्न (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Past participle: having taken refuge/surrendered)

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the listener (Indradyumna/sages) on liberation through refuge

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vishnuloka
• Janardana

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FAQs

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

It frames liberation as reaching an irreversible state beyond saṃsāra—attained by those who take refuge in the Supreme Lord (Janārdana), implying the highest goal is freedom from return rather than temporary heavenly merit.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes prapatti (total surrender) as a direct liberating discipline; within the Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-shāstra context, surrender functions as the inner orientation that perfects devotion and steadies the mind toward mokṣa.

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

While naming Viṣṇu explicitly, the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology treats the Supreme as accessible through converging paths (yoga, jñāna, bhakti); this verse highlights the Vaiṣṇava expression—refuge in Janārdana—as a mokṣa-giving doorway within that unified framework.