Shloka 39

Meru-Topography: Cities of Brahmā and the Dikpālas; Descent of Gaṅgā; Varṣa-Lotus and Boundary Mountains

Devanagari script

त्रिशृङ्गो जारुधैस्तद्वदुत्तरे वर्षपर्वतौ / पूर्वपश्चायतावेतौ अर्णवान्तर्व्यवस्थितौ

Transliteration

triśṛṅgo jārudhaistadvaduttare varṣaparvatau / pūrvapaścāyatāvetau arṇavāntarvyavasthitau

Translation

ଉତ୍ତରେ ତ୍ରିଶୃଙ୍ଗ ଓ ଜାରୁଧା ନାମକ ବର୍ଷ-ପର୍ବତ ଦୁଇଟି ମଧ୍ୟ ସେହିପରି ଅଛି; ଏହି ଦୁଇଟି ପୂର୍ବରୁ ପଶ୍ଚିମ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପ୍ରସାରିତ ହୋଇ, ମଧ୍ୟବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ସମୁଦ୍ର-ବିସ୍ତାର ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ।

Word by Word

• त्रिशृङ्गः: (mountain) Triśṛṅga
• त्रिशृङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (त्रीणि शृङ्गाणि यस्य)

• जारुधैः: with the Jārudhas (mountains)
• जारुधैः: Sahakari/Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जारुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparative relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; तुलनार्थक-निपात (comparative particle)

• उत्तरे: northern
• उत्तरे: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of पर्वतौ)

• वर्षपर्वतौ: the two mountains of the region (varṣa-mountains)
• वर्षपर्वतौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वर्षस्य पर्वतौ)

• पूर्व: eastern
• पूर्व: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (of एतौ)

• पश्चायतौ: western/extended westward
• पश्चायतौ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चायत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (of एतौ)

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• अर्णव-अन्तः: within the ocean
• अर्णव-अन्तः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्णव + अन्तः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अर्णवस्य अन्तः)

• व्यवस्थितौ: situated/placed
• व्यवस्थितौ: Karta-dharma (कर्तृधर्म/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + अव + स्था (धाातु) → व्यवस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (of एतौ)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s sacred geography in response to the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Triśṛṅga
• Jārudhā
• Varṣa-parvata
• Arṇava (ocean)

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily cosmographic, mapping sacred geography; it does not directly teach Atman-doctrine, but it frames the Purana’s worldview in which the ordered cosmos is understood as sustained by the Divine.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific Yoga practice is taught in this line; it belongs to the Kurma Purana’s geography section, while Yoga and Pāśupata-oriented disciplines are emphasized more explicitly in the Upari-bhaga (including the Ishvara Gita chapters).

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

It does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; the verse focuses on the northern Varṣa-mountains, though the Kurma Purana overall integrates Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis in its theological sections.