Shloka 26

Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa

Devanagari script

विष्णुशक्तिरनौपम्या सत्त्वोद्रिक्ता स्थिता स्थितौ / तदंशभूता राजानः सर्वे च त्रिदिवौकसः

Transliteration

viṣṇuśaktiranaupamyā sattvodriktā sthitā sthitau / tadaṃśabhūtā rājānaḥ sarve ca tridivaukasaḥ

Translation

Śakti Viṣṇu yang tiada bandingan—melimpah dengan sattva—bersemayam dalam keadaan pemeliharaan. Daripada sebahagian Śakti itu lahirlah segala kuasa pemerintahan, termasuk semua penghuni tiga alam syurga, para dewa.

Word by Word

• विष्णुशक्तिः: the power of Viṣṇu
• विष्णुशक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः शक्तिः)

• अनौपम्या: incomparable
• अनौपम्या: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनौपम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विष्णुशक्तेः)

• सत्त्वोद्रिक्ता: abounding in sattva
• सत्त्वोद्रिक्ता: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्व-उद्रिक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सत्त्वेन उद्रिक्ता/उद्रिक्तत्वयुक्ता); विशेषणम्

• स्थिता: abiding/established
• स्थिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘स्थित’ = ‘abiding/remaining’

• स्थितौ: in the state of stability
• स्थितौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणम्

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘तद्’ = ‘of that’ (सम्बन्ध)

• अंशभूता: being portions (of it)
• अंशभूता: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अंश-भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुवचन-प्रथमा? (see agreement); मूलरूपः ‘अंशभूत’ = ‘having become a portion’; यहाँ ‘राजानः/त्रिदिवौकसः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (अंशभूताः) अपेक्षितम्—पाठे ‘अंशभूता’ छन्दसि/लिप्यन्तरेण

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (राजानः/त्रिदिवौकसः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्रिदिवौकसः: the dwellers of heaven (gods)
• त्रिदिवौकसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिव-ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रिदिवस्य ओकसः = स्वर्गनिवासिनः)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic teaching to the assembled sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shakti
• Tridivaukasaḥ (Devas)

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FAQs

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

It points to a single supreme source whose Śakti governs “sthiti” (cosmic sustenance); the devas and rulers are not ultimate, but partial manifestations dependent on that higher reality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

While not giving a technique directly, it emphasizes sattva as the operative quality of sustaining divine power—implying the Yogic need for sattva-śuddhi (purification through restraint, devotion, and contemplative discipline) central to Kurma Purana’s broader Yoga-dharma teachings.

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

By grounding cosmic order in a supreme Śakti and a sustaining Lord, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: sectarian gods and cosmic rulers function as empowered portions, while the highest divinity remains one, approached through complementary Shaiva-Vaishnava frameworks.