Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 135

Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni

Devanagari script

तमाह देवो लोकानां दाहको हव्यवाहनः / यथावृत्तं दाशरथिं भूतानामेव सन्निधौ

Transliteration

tamāha devo lokānāṃ dāhako havyavāhanaḥ / yathāvṛttaṃ dāśarathiṃ bhūtānāmeva sannidhau

Translation

ထို့နောက် လောကများကို လောင်ကျွမ်းစေသော ဟဗျဝါဟန (အဂ္ဂိ) သည် ဒါသရထိ (ရာမ) ထံသို့ မိန့်ကြား၍ ဖြစ်ပျက်ခဲ့သမျှကို အစုအဝေးရှိ သတ္တဝါတို့၏ မျက်မှောက်၌ တိတိကျကျ ပြန်လည်ဖော်ပြ하였다။

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• आह: said
• आह: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds
• लोकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• दाहकः: burner
• दाहकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाहक (प्रातिपदिक; दह्-धातोः कर्तरि ण्वुल्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

• हव्यवाहनः: carrier of oblations (Agni)
• हव्यवाहनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य + वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हव्यस्य वाहनः)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: 'as, according to')

• आवृत्तम्: what had happened / the account
• आवृत्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (past passive participle)

• दाशरथिम्: to Dāśarathi (Rāma)
• दाशरथिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशरथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिवाचक (proper noun/epithet)

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• सन्निधौ: in the presence
• सन्निधौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

Speaker

Agni (Havyavāhana), as narrator to Daśarathi (Rāma)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Agni (Havyavāhana)
• Daśarathi (Rāma)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing truthful recounting “as it happened” before all beings, it frames dharma as aligned with reality (satya), which later Purāṇic teaching identifies as rooted in the highest principle (Ātman/Brahman) that supports cosmic order.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific practice is taught in this line; its spiritual function is preparatory—establishing testimony, truthfulness, and witness-consciousness (sākṣitva) as the ethical ground on which later Kurma Purana teachings on discipline, devotion, and Pashupata-oriented sādhanā are built.

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

It does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; however, Agni as a universal divine witness serves the Purāṇic synthesis by showing that dharma and divine order are upheld through shared cosmic agencies, a theme compatible with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava harmonization.