Shloka 25

Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching

Devanagari script

भवः शर्वस्तथेशानः पशूनां पतिरेव च / भीमश्चोग्रो महादेवस्तानि नामानि सप्त वै

Transliteration

bhavaḥ śarvastatheśānaḥ paśūnāṃ patireva ca / bhīmaścogro mahādevastāni nāmāni sapta vai

Translation

భవ, శర్వ, ఈశాన, పశుపతి; అలాగే భీమ, ఉగ్ర, మహాదేవ—ఇవే నిజంగా ఆ ఏడు నామాలు।

Word by Word

• bhavaḥ: Bhava
• bhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• śarvaḥ: Śarva
• śarvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/particle (अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक)

• īśānaḥ: Īśāna
• īśānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• paśūnām: of creatures
• paśūnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• patiḥ: lord
• patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/अवधारणार्थक निपात)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक)

• bhīmaḥ: Bhīma
• bhīmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक)

• ugraḥ: Ugra
• ugraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ugra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• mahādevaḥ: Mahādeva
• mahādevaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारय (‘great’ + ‘god’)

• tāni: those
• tāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; pronoun referring to ‘nāmāni’

• nāmāni: names
• nāmāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Indeclinable numeral used adjectivally; qualifying ‘nāmāni’

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (खलु/वै निपात)

Speaker

Narrator/Sūta (purāṇic narration) presenting Śiva’s epithets within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Ishana
• Pashupati
• Mahadeva

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By listing Śiva’s seven names as cosmic functions (sovereignty, fierceness, lordship over beings), the verse points to the one Supreme reality appearing through multiple powers—suggesting a single Lord (Īśvara) manifesting diverse aspects rather than many ultimate selves.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No technique is directly taught here; the verse functions as nāma-smaraṇa (contemplation on divine names). In the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Pāśupata frame, meditating on Paśupati and Īśāna supports devotion (bhakti) and inner restraint over the paśu (bound condition).

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

By presenting Śiva as Mahādeva/Īśāna in a Purāṇa that also exalts Viṣṇu (Kurma), it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology where the one Īśvara is praised through both Shaiva and Vaishnava lenses rather than set in opposition.