Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 41

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

तत्र देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सयक्षोरगराक्षसाः / उपासते सिद्धसङ्घा ब्रह्मणं पद्मसंभवम्

Transliteration

tatra devāḥ sagandharvāḥ sayakṣoragarākṣasāḥ / upāsate siddhasaṅghā brahmaṇaṃ padmasaṃbhavam

Translation

ထိုနေရာ၌ ဒေဝတားတို့သည် ဂန္ဓဗ္ဗ၊ ယက္ခ၊ နာဂ၊ ရာက္ခသတို့နှင့်အတူ စိဒ္ဓအဖွဲ့အစည်းများပါဝင်၍ ပဒ္မမှ မွေးဖွားသော ဖန်ဆင်းရှင် ဘြဟ္မာကို ပူဇော်အုပ်သိမ်းကြသည်။

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सगन्धर्वाः: together with Gandharvas
• सगन्धर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः (गन्धर्वैः सह)

• सयक्षोरगराक्षसाः: together with Yakṣas, serpents, and Rākṣasas
• सयक्षोरगराक्षसाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + यक्ष + उरग + राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः (यक्ष-उरग-राक्षसैः सह)

• उपासते: worship; attend upon
• उपासते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सिद्धसङ्घाः: assemblies of Siddhas
• सिद्धसङ्घाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + सङ्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सिद्धानां सङ्घाः)

• ब्रह्मणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पद्मसंभवम्: lotus-born
• पद्मसंभवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पञ्चमी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (पद्मात्/पद्मे सम्भवः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse voice, traditionally Sūta/authorial narrator within the Kurma Purana frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Yakshas
• Nagas (Uragas)
• Rakshasas
• Siddhas

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it presents a cosmic order where even powerful beings revere the creator-god Brahmā, implying a graded hierarchy of worship that ultimately points beyond created offices toward the highest reality taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes upāsanā (reverential worship/attentive contemplation) as a spiritual discipline—an outward-facing devotional focus that, in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, supports inner steadiness and meditative absorption.

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

By centering on Brahmā’s worship within a larger sacred hierarchy, it fits the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach: divine functions (creation, preservation, dissolution) are honored without denying the underlying unity taught across Shaiva–Vaishnava syntheses.