Shloka 148

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

Devanagari script

यस्मात् संजायते कृत्सनं यत्र चैव प्रलीयते / नमस्तस्मै सुरेशाय विष्णवे कूर्मरूपिणे

Transliteration

yasmāt saṃjāyate kṛtsanaṃ yatra caiva pralīyate / namastasmai sureśāya viṣṇave kūrmarūpiṇe

Translation

ଯାହାଠାରୁ ସମଗ୍ର ଜଗତ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୁଏ ଏବଂ ଯାହାରେ ହିଁ ଲୟ ପାଏ—ଦେବେଶ, କୂର୍ମରୂପଧାରୀ ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର।

Word by Word

• यस्मात्: from which
• यस्मात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्गे (neuter) पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम् (singular)

• संजायते: is born/arises
• संजायते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + सम्- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम् (Ātmanepada), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• कृत्सनम्: the whole (entirety)
• कृत्सनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्स्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम् (singular)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (indeclinable), स्थानवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्, समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction/particle)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्, अवधारणार्थक-निपातः (emphatic particle)

• प्रलीयते: dissolves/merges
• प्रलीयते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ली (धातु) + प्र- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम् (Ātmanepada), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/उक्ति (Salutation/Utterance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular); अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (used as an indeclinable-like salutation)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्गे (masculine) चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative/4th), एकवचनम् (singular)

• सुरेशाय: to the Lord of the gods
• सुरेशाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सुराणाम् ईशः), पुंलिङ्गम् (masculine), चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative/4th), एकवचनम् (singular)

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (masculine), चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative/4th), एकवचनम् (singular)

• कूर्मरूपिणे: to (him) of tortoise-form
• कूर्मरूपिणे: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier of विष्णवे)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कूर्म + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (कर्मधारयवत्: कूर्मरूपः यस्य सः), पुंलिङ्गम् (masculine), चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative/4th), एकवचनम् (singular)

Speaker

A devotee/narrator offering a stuti (hymn) within the Purva-bhaga narrative

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Kurma (Tortoise form)
• Suresha (Lord of the Devas)

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the source (janma) and the final ground (laya) of all existence—implying an underlying reality in which the cosmos arises and into which it returns, a hallmark of Purāṇic non-dual theism.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes bhakti as a yogic discipline: contemplation of Ishvara as the origin and dissolution of the universe, expressed through namas (reverential surrender), which supports steadiness of mind (dhyāna) in Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-teachings.

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

By praising Vishnu as the cosmic absolute (creator and dissolver), it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where the supreme Ishvara is approached through multiple divine forms—supporting a non-sectarian, unity-oriented reading found across Shaiva-Vaishnava passages.