Shloka 29

Commencement of the Upari-bhāga: The Sages Request Brahma-vidyā; Vyāsa Recalls the Badarikā Inquiry and Śiva–Viṣṇu Theophany

Devanagari script

विभ्राजमानं विमलं प्रभामण्डलमण्डितम् / श्रीवत्सवक्षसं देवं तप्तजाम्बूनदप्रभम्

Transliteration

vibhrājamānaṃ vimalaṃ prabhāmaṇḍalamaṇḍitam / śrīvatsavakṣasaṃ devaṃ taptajāmbūnadaprabham

Translation

Baginda tampak bersinar gemilang, suci tanpa noda, dihiasi lingkaran cahaya kemuliaan; Dewa yang pada dada-Nya tertera tanda Śrīvatsa, berkilau laksana emas Jāmbūnada yang dipanaskan.

Word by Word

• विभ्राजमानम्: shining forth
• विभ्राजमानम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√भ्राज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त present active participle (कृदन्त); पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifying देवं/पुरुषोत्तमम्

• विमलम्: pure, spotless
• विमलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifying devaṃ

• प्रभामण्डलमण्डितम्: adorned with a circle of light
• प्रभामण्डलमण्डितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभा + मण्डल + मण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘adorned with a halo of radiance’ (षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष sense)

• श्रीवत्सवक्षसम्: having the Śrīvatsa mark on the chest
• श्रीवत्सवक्षसम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीवत्स + वक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; bahuvrīhi ‘one whose chest bears Śrīvatsa’

• देवम्: the god, the Lord
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तप्तजाम्बूनदप्रभम्: golden-lustrous like refined gold
• तप्तजाम्बूनदप्रभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप्त + जाम्बूनद + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘having the luster of heated Jāmbūnada-gold’ (उपमान-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing the vision of the Lord)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva (Supreme Lord)
• Śrīvatsa
• Jāmbūnada (gold)

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FAQs

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

By portraying the Lord as “vimala” (stainless) and self-luminous, the verse points to the Supreme as pure consciousness—untainted and radiant—whom the yogin/bhakta apprehends through darśana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The imagery supports dhyāna-yoga: steadied contemplation on the Lord’s auspicious form (saguṇa-īśvara-dhyāna)—halo of radiance, Śrīvatsa mark, and golden effulgence—used in Purāṇic yoga as a support for one-pointedness (ekāgratā).

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

Though this verse uses Vaiṣṇava iconographic markers (Śrīvatsa), the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis treats such divine radiance and purity as attributes of the one Īśvara revered through multiple names and forms.