Purva Bhaga Adhyaya 31 Shloka 31 - Kurma Purana | Tamil | Vedapath

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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31

Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn

Devanagari script

तदावगाढो मुनिसंनिधाने ममार दिव्याभरणोपपन्नः / अदृश्यतार्कप्रतिमे विमाने शशाङ्कचिह्नाङ्कितचारुमौलिः

Transliteration

tadāvagāḍho munisaṃnidhāne mamāra divyābharaṇopapannaḥ / adṛśyatārkapratime vimāne śaśāṅkacihnāṅkitacārumauliḥ

Translation

அப்போது முனிவர்களின் முன்னிலையிலேயே அவன் அந்த ஆழ்ந்த நிலையிலே புகுந்தான்; அங்கே தெய்வீக ஆபரணங்களால் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு ஒளிமிகு உருவம் தோன்றியது—காணாத நட்சத்திரங்களை ஒத்த விமானத்தில் அமர்ந்து, அழகிய முடியில் சந்திரச் சின்னம் பொறிக்கப்பட்டவன்।

Word by Word

तदाthen

अवगाढःimmersed

मुनि-संनिधानेin the presence of the sage

ममारdied

दिव्य-आभरण-उपपन्नःadorned with divine ornaments

अदृश्य-तार्क-प्रतिमेin an aerial car resembling an unseen (subtle) star-like form

विमानेin the aerial chariot

शशाङ्क-चिह्न-अङ्कित-चारु-मौलिःwhose beautiful crest was marked with the moon-emblem

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the event to the listening sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Munis (sages)

Vimana (celestial chariot)

Moon-crested divine figure (Chandrasekhara motif, associated with Shiva)

FAQs

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

By depicting a death-like transition alongside a divine manifestation, the verse implies that consciousness can pass beyond bodily limitation and behold a higher, luminous reality—suggesting the Self’s continuity beyond physical death.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The language of “entering deeply” and the death-like state points to intense absorption (samādhi-like immersion), a yogic culmination where inner focus ripens into a direct vision (darśana) of the divine.

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

The moon-crested motif evokes Shiva (Chandrasekhara), while the Kurma Purana’s broader theology often frames such manifestations within a unified Supreme—supporting a non-sectarian synthesis where divine forms reveal one transcendent reality.