Shloka 19

Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching

Iśvara-Gītā Prelude

Devanagari script

कापिलं मानवं चैव तथैवोशनसेरितम् / ब्रह्माण्डं वारुणं चाथ कालिकाह्वयमेव च

Transliteration

kāpilaṃ mānavaṃ caiva tathaivośanaseritam / brahmāṇḍaṃ vāruṇaṃ cātha kālikāhvayameva ca

Translation

कापिलं मानवं चैव तथैवोशनसेरितम्। ब्रह्माण्डं वारुणं चाथ कालिकाह्वयमेव च॥

Word by Word

• kāpilam: Kapila Purana
• kāpilam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāpila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• mānavam: Manava Purana
• mānavam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: And
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• eva: Indeed / Only
• eva: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• tathā: So / Also
• tathā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• uśanaseritam: Spoken by Ushanas (Shukracharya)
• uśanaseritam: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uśanaserita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• brahmāṇḍam: Brahmanda Purana
• brahmāṇḍam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmāṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vāruṇam: Varuna Purana
• vāruṇam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• atha: Then / Now
• atha: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• kālikāhvayam: Named Kalika
• kālikāhvayam: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kālikāhvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) addressing the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kapila
• Manu
• Uśanas (Śukra)
• Varuṇa
• Brahmāṇḍa
• Kālikā

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it establishes the Purāṇic transmission framework by naming textual lineages, which later support teachings on Īśvara, Ātman, and dharma in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as a catalog of Purāṇic sources. In the Kurma Purana, yogic disciplines (including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and meditation) are developed in later thematic sections.

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; indirectly, by situating the Kurma Purana within broader Purāṇic lineages, it prepares the ground for the text’s later Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where Īśvara is approached through complementary theological lenses.