Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 39 Shloka 78 - Kurma Purana | Sanskrit | Vedapath

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Shloka 78

Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

यावत् तद्रोमसंख्या तु तत्प्रसूतिकुलेषु च / तावद् वर्षसहस्राणि रुद्रलोके महीयते

Transliteration

yāvat tadromasaṃkhyā tu tatprasūtikuleṣu ca / tāvad varṣasahasrāṇi rudraloke mahīyate

Translation

यावत् तस्य रोमसंख्या, तथा तत्प्रसूतिकुलेषु या संख्या। तावद् वर्षसहस्राणि स रुद्रलोके महीयते॥

Word by Word

यावत्as much as / as long as

तत्that

रोमसंख्याthe number of hairs

तुindeed

तत्of that

प्रसूतिoffspring/birth

कुलेषुin the families

चand

तावत्for that long / so many

वर्षसहस्राणिthousands of years

रुद्रलोकेin Rudra’s world

महीयतेis honored

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse attributed to Vyāsa/Sūta tradition) describing the फल (phala) of Rudra-bhakti

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Rudra

Rudraloka

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes the measurable फल (karmic result) of devotion—honor in Rudraloka—rather than defining Ātman; in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such devotion is a means that can mature into higher knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a phala-śruti that supports Rudra-bhakti (devotional discipline), which elsewhere in the Kurma Purana is integrated with Śaiva observances and yogic self-restraint.

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

By presenting Rudraloka and the honor gained through Rudra-devotion within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa framework, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian stance where devotion to Rudra is upheld as spiritually efficacious within the broader unity of Hari and Hara.