Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 141

Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction

Devanagari script

सदानन्दा सदाकीर्तिः सर्वभूताश्रयस्थिता / वाग्देवता ब्रह्मकला कलातीता कलारणिः

Transliteration

sadānandā sadākīrtiḥ sarvabhūtāśrayasthitā / vāgdevatā brahmakalā kalātītā kalāraṇiḥ

Translation

သူမသည် အမြဲတမ်း အာနန္ဒာနှင့် အမြဲတမ်း ဂုဏ်သတင်းရှိ၍ သတ္တဝါအားလုံး၏ အားကိုးရာအဖြစ် တည်ရှိသည်။ သူမသည် ဝါဂ္ဒေဝတာ—စကား၏ အဓိပတိနတ်မ—ဖြစ်ပြီး ဘြဟ္မန်၏ သာမန်မဟုတ်သော အနုပညာတော်လည်း ဖြစ်သည်။ သူမသည် ကာလ၏ အဆင့်အတန်းအားလုံးကို ကျော်လွန်ကာ ကာလအဆင့်များ ပေါ်ထွန်းရာ မူလအရင်းအမြစ် ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• आनन्दा: bliss (as a name/epithet)
• आनन्दा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• कीर्तिः: fame, glory
• कीर्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वभूताश्रयस्थिता: situated in/abiding as the refuge of all beings
• सर्वभूताश्रयस्थिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-भूत-आश्रय-स्थित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘स्थित’ = √स्था (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), ‘सर्वभूतानाम् आश्रये’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम्

• वाक्: speech
• वाक्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पदान्त-व्यञ्जन ‘क्’ (वाक्)

• देवता: goddess, deity
• देवता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मकला: the portion/energy of Brahman
• ब्रह्मकला: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्- कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः कला)

• कलातीता: transcending the arts/parts (kalā)
• कलातीता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कला-अतीत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अतीत’ = √इ (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (कलां अतीता)

• कलारणिः: the fire-stick/source of kalā (arts/parts)
• कलारणिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला-अरणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कलायाः अरणिः / कलानां अरणिः)

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita section

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vāc (Speech)
• Brahman
• Kalā (time/phase)

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FAQs

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

By portraying the Supreme as ever-blissful and the refuge of all beings, the verse points to an underlying reality that sustains existence and is not limited by time’s divisions (kalā), a key marker of the Atman/Brahman principle in Purāṇic yoga-theology.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes Vāc (sacred speech) as a divine principle, supporting mantra-japa and contemplative absorption on the source of speech and time—practices aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion where disciplined recitation and inward concentration lead beyond temporal limitation.

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

By grounding divinity in a transcendent Śakti/Brahman principle (refuge of all beings, beyond time), the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: Shiva and Vishnu are understood as expressions of the same supreme reality operating through one power.