Shloka 7

Durjaya, Urvaśī, and the Expiation at Vārāṇasī

Genealogy and Sin-Removal through Viśveśvara

Devanagari script

ततः कामाहतमनास्तत्समीपमुपेत्य वै / प्रोवाच सुचिरं कालं देवि रन्तुं मयार्ऽहसि

Transliteration

tataḥ kāmāhatamanāstatsamīpamupetya vai / provāca suciraṃ kālaṃ devi rantuṃ mayār'hasi

Translation

ततः कामाहतमनाः तत्समीपमुपेत्य वै। प्रोवाच—देवि, सुचिरं कालं मया सह रन्तुमर्हसि॥

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/हेतुवाचक (then/thereupon)

• कामाहतमनाः: whose mind was struck by desire
• कामाहतमनाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + आहत + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: कामेन आहतं मनः यस्य; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सः-विशेषण

• तत्: of her/that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समीपम्-विशेषण (of her/that)

• समीपम्: near(ness), vicinity
• समीपम्: Gati-karma (गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायोगे), एकवचन

• उपेत्य: having approached
• उपेत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप-इ (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययीभाव/क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/ल्यप्), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having approached)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात/अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुचिरम्: for a long (time)
• सुचिरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालम्-विशेषण (extent)

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Kāla-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative of duration/काल-परिमाण), एकवचन

• देवि: O देवी (O goddess)
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• रन्तुम्: to enjoy/sport
• रन्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), प्रयोजन/इच्छार्थ (to sport/enjoy)

• मया: with me/by me
• मया: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/सह), एकवचन

• अर्हसि: you should/you are worthy (to)
• अर्हसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing a male figure addressing a देवी)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Kama (as desire)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it highlights the opposite of Self-abidance: a mind overpowered by kāma. In Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such agitation is to be transcended so awareness can rest in the steadiness associated with Atman.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit practice is stated, but the verse functions as a cautionary narrative marker: kāmāhata-manāḥ (a desire-struck mind) is precisely what Yogic discipline aims to calm through restraint (saṃyama), sense-control, and steady contemplation.

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

This specific line does not mention Shiva or Vishnu directly; it operates at the ethical-psychological level. In the Kurma Purana’s overall synthesis, mastery over desire supports the Shaiva-Vaishnava ideal of inner purity required for devotion and Yoga alike.