Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Mādhayameśvara-māhātmya — Vyāsa at Mandākinī and the Pāśupata Vision

Devanagari script

को भवान् कुत आयातः सह शिष्यैर्महामुने / प्रोचुः पैलादयः शिष्यास्तानृषीन् ब्रह्मभावितान्

Transliteration

ko bhavān kuta āyātaḥ saha śiṣyairmahāmune / procuḥ pailādayaḥ śiṣyāstānṛṣīn brahmabhāvitān

Translation

“ଆପଣ କିଏ? କେଉଁଠୁ ଆସିଛନ୍ତି, ମହାମୁନେ, ଶିଷ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ ସହ?”—ଏପରି ପୈଲ ଆଦି ଶିଷ୍ୟମାନେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଭାବରେ ନିଷ୍ଠ ତାହା ଋଷିମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ।

Word by Word

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• भवान्: you (sir)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific ‘you’)

• कुतः: from where?
• कुतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतस्/कुतः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb: from where)

• आयातः: (have) come
• आयातः: Kriya (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√या (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having come/come’

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ/association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (preposition/adverb)

• शिष्यैः: with disciples
• शिष्यैः: Sahartha (सहार्थ; सह-युक्त)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘महान् मुनिः’

• प्रोचुः: they said/uttered
• प्रोचुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पैल-आदयः: Paila and others
• पैल-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पैल (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘पैलः आदिः येषां ते’ (Paila and others)

• शिष्याः: disciples
• शिष्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• ऋषीन्: sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्म-भावितान्: imbued with Brahman
• ब्रह्म-भावितान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + भावित (कृदन्त, √भू/√भाव् caus.)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘ब्रह्मणा भाविताः’/‘ब्रह्मणि भाविताः’ (imbued with Brahman)

Speaker

Paila and other disciples (Vyasa’s students), speaking to Brahma-realized rishis

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Paila
• Rishis
• Brahman

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By calling the rishis “brahma-bhāvita” (absorbed in Brahman), the verse points to the highest spiritual state: identity with, or steady contemplation of, Brahman—the Supreme Self beyond ordinary identity.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the fruit of Yoga—Brahman-abidance—implying disciplined śravaṇa–manana–nididhyāsana (hearing, reflection, deep contemplation) and meditative steadiness that culminate in brahma-niṣṭhā (establishment in Brahman).

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

Indirectly, it frames the Purana’s non-sectarian spiritual ideal: realization of Brahman as the highest truth, within which Shaiva and Vaishnava forms can be understood as converging expressions of the one Supreme.