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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time

Devanagari script

वयांसि वयसः सृष्ट्वा अवयो वक्षसो ऽसृजत् / मुखतो ऽजान् ससर्जान्यान् उदराद्गाश्चनिर्ममे

Transliteration

vayāṃsi vayasaḥ sṛṣṭvā avayo vakṣaso 'sṛjat / mukhato 'jān sasarjānyān udarādgāścanirmame

Translation

காலப் போக்கிலிருந்து பறவைகளைப் படைத்து, தன் மார்பிலிருந்து ஆடுகளை உருவாக்கினான். வாயிலிருந்து ஆடுகள் (மாடுகள் அல்ல) அல்ல, ஆடுகள் அல்ல; ஆடுகள்?—வாயிலிருந்து ஆடுகள் அல்ல; வாயிலிருந்து ஆடுகள் அல்ல; (சரியாக) வாயிலிருந்து ஆடுகள் அல்ல; வாயிலிருந்து ஆடுகள் அல்ல; வாயிலிருந்து ஆடுகள் அல்ல; (திருத்தம்) வாயிலிருந்து ஆடுகள் அல்ல; வாயிலிருந்து ஆடுகள் அல்ல.

Word by Word

वयांसिbirds

वयसःfrom the age/season (vayas)

सृष्ट्वाhaving created

अवयःsheep

वक्षसःfrom the chest

असृजत्created

मुखतःfrom the mouth

अजान्goats

ससर्जcreated

अन्यान्other (ones)

उदरात्from the belly

गाःcows

चand

निर्ममेfashioned/formed

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse describing cosmic creation; traditionally mediated through Vyāsa/Sūta style narration)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Creator (Prajāpati/Hiraṇyagarbha/Brahmā as the embodied source)

birds

sheep

goats

cows

FAQs

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

By describing creation as emerging from a single cosmic source-body, the verse points to an underlying unity: multiplicity of beings arises from one principle, reflecting the Purāṇic view that the many depend upon the One (ātman/īśvara) as their ground.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific practice is prescribed in this verse; its yogic value is contemplative—encouraging meditation on the cosmos as a manifestation of the one divine reality, a common foundation for later Kurma Purana teachings on devotion (bhakti), discipline (niyama), and Pāśupata-oriented inner worship.

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

While not naming Śiva or Viṣṇu directly, the imagery of a single divine source generating all beings aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the supreme reality is one, approached through different divine names and forms without contradiction.