Shloka 73

Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching

Iśvara-Gītā Prelude

Devanagari script

नमस्ताराय शान्ताय नमो ऽप्रतिहतात्मने / अनन्तमूर्तये तुभ्यममूर्ताय नमो नमः

Transliteration

namastārāya śāntāya namo 'pratihatātmane / anantamūrtaye tubhyamamūrtāya namo namaḥ

Translation

హే తారకుడా, హే శాంతుడా! నీకు నమస్కారం. అప్రతిహతాత్ముడవైన నీకు ప్రణామం. అనంతమూర్తివైన నీకు నమస్కారం; అమూర్తివైన నీకు మళ్లీ మళ్లీ నమస్కారం.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• ताराय: to Tārā / to the savioress-star (epithet)
• ताराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• शान्ताय: to the peaceful one
• शान्ताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• अप्रतिहतात्मने: to the one whose self is unobstructed
• अप्रतिहतात्मने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिहत + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अप्रतिहतः आत्मा यस्य/अप्रतिहतात्मा)

• अनन्तमूर्तये: to the infinite-formed one
• अनन्तमूर्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अनन्ता मूर्तिः)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• अमूर्ताय: to the formless one
• अमूर्ताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• नमः: salutation (again)
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (पुनरुक्ति for emphasis)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) / Purāṇic invocatory voice (stuti addressed to the Supreme Lord identified with Hari-Hara synthesis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Supreme Lord (Īśvara)
• Ātman

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It praises Īśvara as “apratihatātmā”—the Self that cannot be blocked or limited—indicating an absolute, sovereign consciousness underlying all conditions.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds śānti (inner peace) and contemplation of Īśvara as both with forms (saguṇa) and beyond form (nirguṇa), a classic meditative approach used in Purāṇic yoga and later emphasized in the Kurma Purana’s yogic teachings.

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

By affirming one Supreme who is simultaneously many-formed and formless, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology where Hari and Hara are understood as expressions of the same Īśvara.