Shloka 13

Time-Reckoning (Kāla-gaṇanā): Yugas, Manvantaras, Kalpas, and Prākṛta Pralaya

Devanagari script

तैरियं पृथिवी सर्वा सप्तद्वीपा सपर्वता / पूर्णं युगसहस्त्रं वै परिपाल्या नरेश्वरैः

Transliteration

tairiyaṃ pṛthivī sarvā saptadvīpā saparvatā / pūrṇaṃ yugasahastraṃ vai paripālyā nareśvaraiḥ

Translation

तैर्नरेश्वरैः सप्तद्वीपा सपर्वता इयं वसुधा। पूर्णं युगसहस्रं वै परिपाल्या परिरक्ष्या च॥

Word by Word

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पृथिवी: earth
• पृथिवी: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वा: entire; all
• सर्वा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सप्तद्वीपा: having seven islands/continents
• सप्तद्वीपा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘सप्तद्वीपा (पृथिवी)’ = having seven continents/islands

• सपर्वता: with mountains
• सपर्वता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सहार्थक-समास/कर्मधारय: ‘पर्वतैः सह’

• पूर्णम्: complete; full
• पूर्णम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (युगसहस्त्रम्)

• युगसहस्त्रम्: a thousand yugas
• युगसहस्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म/परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘युगानां सहस्रम्’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (indeed)

• परिपाल्या: to be protected/ruled
• परिपाल्या: Vidhi (विधि/कर्तव्यता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + पाल् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भाव्य/अनादेश (gerundive) -य (यत्/ण्यत्-सम्बन्धी) अर्थ: ‘to be protected/should be ruled’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (पृथिवी-विशेषण)

• नरेश्वरैः: by kings; by rulers of men
• नरेश्वरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘नराणाम् ईश्वराः’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within the Kurma Purana’s royal-dharma context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthivī
• Saptadvīpa
• Parvata
• Nareśvara

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FAQs

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

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it frames dharma in the outer world—earth’s protection over vast time—implying that spiritual order is supported by righteous governance.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is taught in this line; it emphasizes the dharmic precondition for higher practice—social stability and protection maintained by righteous rulers, which the Kurma Purana elsewhere connects to disciplined living and devotion.

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

It does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; its contribution is contextual—establishing dharma and cosmic order, a foundation upon which the Kurma Purana later presents Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis in its spiritual teachings.