Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Puṣkara-dvīpa, Lokāloka, and the Measure of the Brahmāṇḍa

Cosmic Egg

Devanagari script

स्वस्थास्तत्र प्रजाः सर्वा ब्रह्मणा सदृशत्विषः / निरामया विशोकाश्च रागद्वेषविवर्जिताः

Transliteration

svasthāstatra prajāḥ sarvā brahmaṇā sadṛśatviṣaḥ / nirāmayā viśokāśca rāgadveṣavivarjitāḥ

Translation

Ali, todos os seres estão firmes em saúde e inteireza, radiantes como Brahmā; livres de doença e de tristeza, e sem apego nem aversão.

Word by Word

• स्वस्थाः: healthy/well
• स्वस्थाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• प्रजाः: people/subjects
• प्रजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मणा: like Brahmā / with Brahmā (as standard)
• ब्रह्मणा: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (उपमान/Instrumental of comparison), एकवचन

• सदृश-त्विषः: having a radiance similar (to Brahmā)
• सदृश-त्विषः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक) + त्विष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सदृशी त्विष् यस्याः/येषाम्)

• निरामयाः: free from disease
• निरामयाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरामय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विशोकाः: free from sorrow
• विशोकाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय (conjunction)

• राग-द्वेष-विवर्जिताः: devoid of attachment and aversion
• राग-द्वेष-विवर्जिताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राग (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वेष (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (रागद्वेषयोः विवर्जिताः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the state of the beings in that realm)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

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FAQs

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

By portraying beings as “svastha” (abiding in their own nature) and free from rāga-dveṣa, the verse points to the Atman-oriented ideal: inner establishment and equanimity that reflects sattvic luminosity rather than ego-driven agitation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the yogic outcome central to Pāśupata-style discipline: purification leading to freedom from disease-like mental afflictions (śoka) and the pair of opposites (attachment/aversion). It aligns with practices cultivating vairāgya, steadiness of mind, and sattva.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: the liberated-yogic condition is defined not by sectarian markers but by shared soteriological fruits—vairāgya, purity, and radiance—compatible with both Śaiva Pāśupata and Vaiṣṇava yogic ideals.