Shloka 10

Rudrakoṭi, Madhuvana, Puṣpanagarī, and Kālañjara — Śveta’s Bhakti and the Subjugation of Kāla

Devanagari script

अथान्यत्पुष्पनगरी देशः पुण्यतमः शुभः / तत्र गत्वा पितॄन् पूज्य कुलानां तारयेच्छतम्

Transliteration

athānyatpuṣpanagarī deśaḥ puṇyatamaḥ śubhaḥ / tatra gatvā pitṝn pūjya kulānāṃ tārayecchatam

Translation

ତାପରେ ପୁଷ୍ପନଗରୀ ନାମକ ଅନ୍ୟ ଏକ ପରମ ପୁଣ୍ୟମୟ ଓ ଶୁଭ ଦେଶ ଅଛି। ସେଠାକୁ ଯାଇ ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କୁ ବିଧିପୂର୍ବକ ପୂଜିଲେ ନିଜ କୁଳର ଶତ ପିଢ଼ି ଉଦ୍ଧାର ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom./Acc. singular)

• पुष्प-नगरी: Puṣpanagarī (Flower-city)
• पुष्प-नगरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + नगरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular)

• देशः: a region
• देशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• पुण्यतमः: most sacred
• पुण्यतमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तमप्-प्रत्यय (superlative) (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• शुभः: auspicious
• शुभः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• पितॄन्: the ancestors
• पितॄन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative plural)

• पूज्य: having worshipped / honoring
• पूज्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + यत्/ण्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; कर्मणि/विधेयार्थे (gerundive; 'to be worshipped'); (here used as absolutive-like: 'having worshipped')

• कुलानाम्: of the families/lineages
• कुलानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Genitive plural)

• तारयेत्: may deliver / save
• तारयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु; causative)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) + विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (numeral used as object)

Speaker

Traditional narration within Kurma Purana’s tirtha-mahatmya (sage-to-audience puranic discourse; commonly framed as Sūta/Ṛṣi narration in context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpanagarī
• Pitṛs

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FAQs

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

This verse is primarily a tīrtha-māhātmya teaching: it stresses dharmic action (pilgrimage and Pitṛ-pūjā) and its purifying karmic fruit. The Atman teaching is implicit—merit supports inner purification that prepares one for higher knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yoga-technique is taught here; the practice emphasized is karma-yoga in a puranic form—tīrtha-yātrā and Pitṛ-tarpaṇa/Śrāddha performed with śraddhā (reverent intent), which the text treats as spiritually elevating.

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

This specific verse does not directly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis by valuing orthodox dharma (Pitṛ rites) as compatible with the later text’s yoga-and-knowledge orientation.