Shloka 22

Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara

Hari–Hara Samanvaya

Devanagari script

त्रलोक्यमेतत् सकलं सदेवासुरमानुषम् / उदरे तस्य देवस्य दृष्ट्वा विस्मयमागतः

Transliteration

tralokyametat sakalaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam / udare tasya devasya dṛṣṭvā vismayamāgataḥ

Translation

त्रलोक्यमेतत् सकलं सदेवासुरमानुषम् । उदरे तस्य देवस्य दृष्ट्वा विस्मयमागतः ॥

Word by Word

• त्रिलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रिलोक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः लोकाः यस्य)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम, विशेषणरूपेण

• सकलम्: entire
• सकलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सदेव: together with the gods
• सदेव: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः (देवैः सह/देवसहितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (त्रिलोक्यम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• असुर: demons
• असुर: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग/समुच्चयार्थे)

• मानुषम्: (with) gods, demons, and humans
• मानुषम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (देव + असुर + मानुष) समुच्चयार्थक द्वन्द्व-समासः, समस्तपदम् विशेषणरूपेण

• उदरे: in the belly
• उदरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), पूर्वकालिक; धातु: दृश्

• विस्मयम्: astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आगतः: came to/attained
• आगतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकालिक कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातु: गम् (आ-उपसर्ग)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) describing the beholder’s experience in the Kurma Purana narrative frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the Lord)
• Triloka
• Devas
• Asuras
• Manushyas

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FAQs

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

By presenting the entire triloka and all beings as contained within the Lord, the verse points to the Supreme as the all-encompassing ground of existence—implying that the Self of all is not separate from the divine reality that holds and pervades the cosmos.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes darśana (direct spiritual vision) that culminates in vismaya (transformative awe), a bhakti-yoga and dhyāna-oriented insight where the practitioner contemplates the Lord as immanent in all worlds—supporting the Kurma Purana’s broader discipline of steady meditation on Īśvara as the inner support of the universe.

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

Though the verse names only “the Deity,” the Kurma Purana commonly frames such cosmic-form theology in a non-sectarian way: the one Īśvara who contains all worlds can be approached as Vishnu or Shiva, reinforcing the text’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis and unity-of-the-Supreme perspective.