Shloka 17

Jambūdvīpa Varṣas, Bhārata as Karmabhūmi, and the Sacred Hydro-Topography of Dharma

Devanagari script

तत्र देवादिदेवस्य विष्णोरमिततेजसः / राजानः सर्वकालं तु महिमानं प्रकुर्वते

Transliteration

tatra devādidevasya viṣṇoramitatejasaḥ / rājānaḥ sarvakālaṃ tu mahimānaṃ prakurvate

Translation

Di sana para raja pada setiap masa merayakan dan meninggikan kemuliaan Viṣṇu—Dewa segala dewa—yang sinarnya tiada terukur.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• देव: god
• देव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (compound member)

• आदि: foremost
• आदि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक; ‘first, foremost’ (compound member)

• देवस्य: of the God
• देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन; head of compound देव-आदि-देवस्य

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन; in apposition with देवादिदेवस्य

• अमित: immeasurable
• अमित: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; (compound member)

• तेजसः: of splendour, energy
• तेजसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन; ‘of splendour’

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन

• सर्वकालम्: at all times
• सर्वकालम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; accusative used adverbially (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle)

• महिमानम्: greatness, glory
• महिमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन

• प्रकुर्वते: they perform/produce (praise)
• प्रकुर्वते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Sūta-style narration) describing the ongoing royal glorification of Vishnu

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devadideva

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

By presenting Vishnu as “Devādideva” with “immeasurable splendour,” the verse points to the Supreme as transcendent and inexhaustible—worthy of continual contemplation and praise beyond limited, worldly measures.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes sustained remembrance and glorification (stuti/smaraṇa) as a devotional discipline—supporting the Purana’s broader yoga-śāstra orientation where steady attention to Īśvara stabilizes the mind and aligns kingship with dharma.

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

While naming Vishnu directly, the title “Devādideva” and the Purana’s integrative tone support a non-sectarian theism: the Supreme Lord praised here is approached as the highest Īśvara, consistent with Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.