Shloka 102

Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion

Devanagari script

मोहस्तयोस्तु कथितो गमनं चोर्ध्वतो ऽप्यधः / संस्तवो देवदेवस्य प्रसादः परमेष्ठिनः

Transliteration

mohastayostu kathito gamanaṃ cordhvato 'pyadhaḥ / saṃstavo devadevasya prasādaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ

Translation

ସେଇ ଦୁଇଜଣଙ୍କ ମୋହ ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କର ଊର୍ଧ୍ୱ ଓ ଅଧଃ ଗତି ବର୍ଣ୍ଣିତ ହେଲା; ଏବେ ଦେବଦେବଙ୍କ ସ୍ତବ ଓ ପରମେଷ୍ଠିନ୍ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପ୍ରସାଦ (କୃପା) କଥିତ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• मोहः: delusion
• मोहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6), द्विवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थ (but/indeed)

• कथितः: was described
• कथितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कथ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोग, पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘was told’

• गमनम्: going
• गमनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन (प्रातिपदिक; √गम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• ऊर्ध्वतः: upwards
• ऊर्ध्वतः: Desha-Kala (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (upwards)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार

• अधः: downwards
• अधः: Desha-Kala (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक (downwards/below)

• संस्तवः: praise/hymn
• संस्तवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्तव (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• देव-देवस्य: of the God of gods
• देव-देवस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (God of gods)

• प्रसादः: grace/favor
• प्रसादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• परमेष्ठिनः: of the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• परमेष्ठिनः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in the Kurma Purana’s dialogue frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva
• Parameṣṭhin

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FAQs

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

It frames liberation-oriented understanding as arising through prasāda (divine grace): after describing delusion and the soul’s upward/downward course, it points to praise of the Supreme (Parameṣṭhin) as the means by which clarity and higher realization are bestowed.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes saṃstava (devotional praise) as a sādhana that attracts prasāda; in Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-dharma teaching, such praise supports inner purification that steadies the mind for dhyāna and disciplined practice.

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

By using universal titles like Devadeva and Parameṣṭhin without sectarian restriction, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic approach where the Supreme is praised in a way compatible with both Shaiva and Vaishnava theologies.