Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 43

Īśvara-gītā (Adhyāya 2) — Ātma-svarūpa, Māyā, and the Unity of Sāṅkhya–Yoga

Devanagari script

अन्ये च योगिनो विप्रा ऐश्वर्यासक्तचेतसः / मज्जन्ति तत्र तत्रैव न त्वात्मैषामिति श्रुतिः

Transliteration

anye ca yogino viprā aiśvaryāsaktacetasaḥ / majjanti tatra tatraiva na tvātmaiṣāmiti śrutiḥ

Translation

အို ဗြာဟ္မဏ ရှင်ရဟန်းတို့၊ အခြားသော ယောဂီများသည် အိဒ္ဓိအာဏာနှင့် အရှင်သဘော အပျော်အပါးတို့ကို စိတ်ကပ်လျက်၊ ထိုအောင်မြင်မှုများထဲသို့ ထပ်ခါထပ်ခါ နစ်မြုပ်ကြ၏။ သို့ရာတွင် သြုတိက «အဲဒါသည် သူတို့အတွက် အတ္တမဟုတ်» ဟု ကြေညာ၏။

Word by Word

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• yoginaḥ: yogins
• yoginaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• viprāḥ: brahmins
• viprāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• aiśvarya-āsakta-cetasaḥ: whose minds are attached to lordly power
• aiśvarya-āsakta-cetasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक) + āsakta (कृदन्त; आसञ्ज् धातु, क्त) + cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘येषां चेतः ऐश्वर्ये आसक्तम्’ (whose mind is attached to power)

• majjanti: sink/immerse
• majjanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: majj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• tatra: there (again and again)
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (repetition for emphasis)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis/only)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• ātmā: Self
• ātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• eṣām: of these
• eṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-प्रयोग (quotative particle)

• śrutiḥ: scriptural statement/śruti
• śrutiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śruti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) teaching the sages (viprāḥ) in a yoga-śāstra context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Ātman
• Śruti
• Aiśvarya (siddhi/sovereignty)

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FAQs

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

It distinguishes Ātman from all acquired yogic attainments: even refined powers (aiśvarya/siddhi) are not the Self, and attachment to them keeps one immersed in conditioned states rather than liberation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights the yogic pitfall of siddhi-attachment and implicitly recommends vairāgya (dispassion) and ātmavicāra (discernment of the Self) as essential disciplines in the Kurma Purana’s yoga teaching.

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

By grounding yoga in śruti-based Ātman-realization rather than sectarian goals, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach where liberation transcends power-seeking and aligns with the shared Shaiva–Vaishnava ideal of the one Supreme Reality.