Shloka 85

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

Devanagari script

सो ऽपि योगं समास्थाय ससर्ज विविधं जगत् / नारायणाख्यो भगवान् यथापूर्वं प्रिजापतिः

Transliteration

so 'pi yogaṃ samāsthāya sasarja vividhaṃ jagat / nārāyaṇākhyo bhagavān yathāpūrvaṃ prijāpatiḥ

Translation

అతడూ యోగంలో స్థిరుడై నానావిధ జగత్తును సృష్టించాడు. ‘నారాయణ’ అనే భగవానుడు పూర్వంలాగానే మళ్లీ ప్రజాపతిగా అయ్యాడు।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); also/even

• योगम्: yoga/meditation
• योगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समास्थाय: having resorted to
• समास्थाय: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + स्था (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); having undertaken/entered upon

• ससर्ज: created/emitted
• ससर्ज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विविधम्: various
• विविधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective qualifying जगत्

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नारायणाख्यः: named Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणाख्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायण + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक); components: नारायण + आख्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/नामधेय-निर्देशक: ‘नारायण’ इति आख्यः

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यथापूर्वम्: as before
• यथापूर्वम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + पूर्व (अव्ययीभाव-समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; अव्यय (adverb)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the cosmogonic teaching within the Kurma Purana’s dialogue framework

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Bhagavān
• Prajāpati
• Yoga

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as Bhagavān who, remaining established in Yoga (inner sovereignty and unbroken awareness), manifests the universe without losing transcendence—implying a Self that is both immanent creator and unchanged ground across cycles.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights samāsthāya-yoga—firm abidance in Yoga—suggesting creation (and spiritual mastery) arises from stabilized concentration and union (yoga) rather than from agitation; it aligns with Purāṇic yoga-shāstra where disciplined inner steadiness precedes right action.

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

By portraying Nārāyaṇa as the yogic source of creation and Prajāpati, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance where the supreme lordship and yogic sovereignty attributed in Śaiva idiom to Īśvara are equally affirmed in Vaiṣṇava naming—pointing to functional unity in the highest principle.