Shloka 55

Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti

Devanagari script

यस्मिन् धर्मसमायुक्तावर्थकामौ व्यवस्थितौ / इह लोके सुखी भूत्वा प्रेत्यानन्त्याय कल्पते

Transliteration

yasmin dharmasamāyuktāvarthakāmau vyavasthitau / iha loke sukhī bhūtvā pretyānantyāya kalpate

Translation

ଯେଉଁଠି ଧର୍ମ ସହିତ ଅର୍ଥ ଓ କାମ ସୁସ୍ଥିତ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ, ସେଠି ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଏହି ଲୋକେ ସୁଖୀ ହୋଇ ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ପରେ ଅନନ୍ତ ମଙ୍ଗଳର ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in which (wherein)
• यस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (singular)

• धर्म-समायुक्तौ: both endowed with dharma
• धर्म-समायुक्तौ: विशेषण (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-युज् (धातु) → समायुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (धर्मेण सम्यग् युक्तौ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन (dual)

• अर्थ-कामौ: wealth and desire
• अर्थ-कामौ: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन (dual)

• व्यवस्थितौ: well-established
• व्यवस्थितौ: विशेषण (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-अव-स्था (धातु) → व्यवस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• इह: here
• इह: देशाधिकरण (Locative sense/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: कर्तृविशेषण (Predicate adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), ‘having become’

• प्रेत्य: after death
• प्रेत्य: काल (Time circumstance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-इ (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय (gerundial indeclinable), ‘having departed/after death’

• अनन्त्याय: for endlessness (eternal state)
• अनन्त्याय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (भाववाचक), चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदानार्थ (dative of purpose)

• कल्पते: is fit/attains
• कल्पते: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages (Kurma Purana discourse frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Artha
• Kama

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it teaches that when artha and kāma are governed by dharma, one becomes qualified for “anantya” (unending good), pointing toward the higher end of life—liberation aligned with the Self—rather than mere transient pleasure.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is named; the verse emphasizes dharma-governed discipline—regulated pursuit of wealth and enjoyment—which functions as ethical groundwork (yama-like restraint) supporting later Yoga and devotion taught in the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava framework.

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

It does so by shared dharmic orientation: the Purana’s synthesis presents dharma as the common axis of both Shaiva and Vaishnava paths, where disciplined living ripens into the “anantya” sought in both devotion to Vishnu (Kurma) and Shaiva soteriology.