Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

औत्तमे ऽप्यन्तरे विष्णुः सत्यैः सह सुरोत्तमैः / सत्यायामभवत् सत्यः सत्यरूपो जनार्दनः

Transliteration

auttame 'pyantare viṣṇuḥ satyaiḥ saha surottamaiḥ / satyāyāmabhavat satyaḥ satyarūpo janārdanaḥ

Translation

Dalam Manvantara Auttama juga, Viṣṇu—bersama para dewa mulia yang disebut Satyas—menzahirkan diri di Satyā, menjadi Satya sendiri: Janārdana, yang wujud-Nya adalah Kebenaran.

Word by Word

• औत्तमे: in the Auttama (Manvantara)
• औत्तमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: औत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; (औत्तम-मन्वन्तर) अधिकरणम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• अन्तरे: in the interval/Manvantara
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरणम्

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सत्यैः: with the Satya (deities)
• सत्यैः: Sahakaraka (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; सह-योगे तृतीया (सत्याः नाम देवगणः)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय

• सुरोत्तमैः: with the best of the gods
• सुरोत्तमैः: Sahakaraka (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् उत्तमाः); सह-योगे तृतीया

• सत्यायाम्: among/in Satyā
• सत्यायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरणम् (सत्या नाम देवगण/लोकः)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सत्यः: Satya (the True one)
• सत्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम/विशेषणम्

• सत्यरूपः: whose form is truth
• सत्यरूपः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सत्यं रूपं यस्य/सत्यरूपः); विशेषणम् (जनार्दनः)

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana
• जनार्दनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम

Speaker

Suta (narrator) recounting the Purana’s account of Vishnu’s Manvantara manifestations

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Janardana
• Satya
• Satyas
• Auttama Manvantara
• Satya (as Truth)

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FAQs

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

It identifies the Supreme (Vishnu/Janārdana) with Satya itself—Truth as an ontological reality—implying that the highest principle is unwavering, self-consistent, and the ground of dharma.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is named in this verse; its yogic implication is ethical and contemplative—steadiness in satya (truthfulness) as a foundational yama that supports higher discipline, including the Pāśupata-oriented purification emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

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

While Shiva is not explicitly mentioned, the verse reflects the Purana’s integrative theology: the supreme Lord is defined by satya (truth) as the highest reality, a framing compatible with both Vaiṣṇava devotion to Vishnu and Śaiva metaphysics that treats the Supreme as the truth-principle underlying all forms.