Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 16

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

अन्यच्च तीर्थप्रवरं सिद्धावासमुदाहृतम् / प्रभासमिति विख्यातं यत्रास्ते भगवान् भवः

Transliteration

anyacca tīrthapravaraṃ siddhāvāsamudāhṛtam / prabhāsamiti vikhyātaṃ yatrāste bhagavān bhavaḥ

Translation

ထို့ပြင် အခြားသော အထွတ်အမြတ် တီရ္ထတစ်ခုလည်း ရှိသည်ဟု ဆိုကြသည်။ ၎င်းကို စိဒ္ဓများ နေထိုင်ရာ အာဝါသဟု ခေါ်ကြပြီး ‘ပရဘာသ’ (Prabhāsa) ဟူ၍ ထင်ရှားသည်။ ထိုနေရာ၌ ဘဂဝန် ဘဝ (Bhava) — သီဝ (Śiva) — တည်ရှိတော်မူသည်။

Word by Word

• अन्यत्: another (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म; implied ‘I say/mention’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘another (thing)’ (here: introducing another topic)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• तीर्थ-प्रवरम्: the foremost tīrtha
• तीर्थ-प्रवरम्: Karma (कर्म/object of ‘mention/declare’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + pravara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (प्रवरं तीर्थम् = excellent pilgrimage-place)

• सिद्ध-आवासम्: abode of the Siddhas
• सिद्ध-आवासम्: Karma (कर्म; in apposition to तीर्थप्रवरम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + āvāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सिद्धानाम् आवासः = abode of siddhas)

• उदाहृतम्: is declared/called
• उदाहृतम्: Kriya-samānādhikaraṇa (क्रियासमानाधिकरण; predicate ‘is called’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud-ā-√hṛ (धातु: हृ ‘to take/mention’) → udāhṛta (कृदन्त; PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa
• प्रभासम्: Karma (कर्म; object in naming construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• इति: thus (named)
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/नामनिर्देशार्थक (quotative particle)

• विख्यातम्: well-known
• विख्यातम्: Kriya-samānādhikaraṇa (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√khyā (धातु: ख्या ‘to be known’) → vikhyāta (कृदन्त; PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-सम्बन्ध (relative adverb of place)

• आस्ते: dwells
• आस्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ās (धातु: आस् ‘to sit/dwell’)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवः: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवः: Karta (कर्ता; apposition to भगवान्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शिवनाम (name of Śiva)

Speaker

Traditional narration (Vyasa/Suta-style Purana narrator within the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Prabhasa
• Bhava (Shiva)
• Siddhas

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, by presenting Śiva (Bhava) as the living presence at a tīrtha: the sacred place functions as a locus where seekers turn inward toward the abiding divine reality, pointing to the immanence of the Supreme in the world.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes tīrtha-sevā and siddha-saṅga (pilgrimage and association with perfected beings). In the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual framework, such holy settings support purification (śuddhi) and steadiness of mind conducive to Pāśupata-oriented devotion and contemplation.

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

By centering a Śaiva tīrtha within the Kurma Purana (a Vaiṣṇava-identified Purana), it reflects the text’s synthesis: honoring Śiva’s abiding presence as fully sacred within the same overarching dharmic and theistic vision.