Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

आत्मन्याधाय चात्मानमोङ्कारं समनुस्मरन् / नाम्नामष्टसहस्त्रेण तुष्टाव परमेश्वरीम्

Transliteration

ātmanyādhāya cātmānamoṅkāraṃ samanusmaran / nāmnāmaṣṭasahastreṇa tuṣṭāva parameśvarīm

Translation

ନିଜ ଆତ୍ମାକୁ ଆତ୍ମସ୍ୱରୂପରେ ନିବେଶ କରି, ଓଁକାରକୁ ନିରନ୍ତର ସ୍ମରଣ କରୁଥିବାବେଳେ, ସେ ଅଷ୍ଟସହସ୍ର ନାମରେ ପରମେଶ୍ୱରୀଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ତୁତି କଲା।

Word by Word

• ātmani: in oneself
• ātmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; adhikaraṇa (locative)

• ādhāya: having placed
• ādhāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√dhā (धातु); ādhāya (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta; ktvā-gerund (त्वान्त अव्यय), 'having placed/installed'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Sam uccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• ātmānam: oneself
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• oṅkāram: the syllable Oṃ
• oṅkāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: oṅkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; apposition/object with ātmānam (as oṅkāra)

• samanusmaran: remembering (continuously)
• samanusmaran: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-anu-√smṛ (धातु); smaran (शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; vartamāna-kāla kartari śatṛ (present active participle): 'remembering/meditating upon'

• nāmnām: of names
• nāmnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana; genitive plural

• aṣṭa-sahastreṇa: with (a set of) eight thousand
• aṣṭa-sahastreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; dvigu numeral compound used instrumentally: 'with eight-thousand (names)'

• tuṣṭāva: (he) praised
• tuṣṭāva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु) with intensifying/reduplicated perfect stem; tuṣṭāva
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (perfect/लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• parameśvarīm: the Supreme Goddess
• parameśvarīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; कर्म (object)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within the Ishvara Gita context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Oṁ (Praṇava)
• Parameśvarī (Supreme Goddess)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents an inward yogic move: the individual self is established in the Self (ātman), implying recollection of one’s deeper identity through contemplative absorption rather than external ritual alone.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Two linked practices are emphasized: (1) inner placement/absorption of the mind in the Self (ātmani ādhāya), and (2) continuous remembrance of Praṇava (Oṁ) as a unifying mantra, followed by devotional recitation (nāma-stuti) as a disciplined sādhana.

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

By centering on Oṁ and Parameśvarī within the Ishvara Gita stream, the verse reflects the Purāṇa’s integrative theology: mantra-yoga and devotion converge on the Supreme, a shared ground for Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis rather than sectarian separation.