Shloka 5

Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode

Devanagari script

धन्यो ऽस्म्यनुगृहीतो ऽस्मि संप्राप्तो मे पुरातनः / योगीश्वरो ऽद्य भगवान् यतो ऽसौ ब्रह्मवित् स्वयम्

Transliteration

dhanyo 'smyanugṛhīto 'smi saṃprāpto me purātanaḥ / yogīśvaro 'dya bhagavān yato 'sau brahmavit svayam

Translation

నేను ధన్యుడను, నాపై అనుగ్రహం కలిగింది. నేడు పురాతనుడైన భగవాన్—యోగీశ్వరుడు—నా వద్దకు వచ్చెను; ఎందుకంటే ఆయన స్వయంగా బ్రహ్మవిత్తు.

Word by Word

• धन्यः: fortunate/blessed
• धन्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √अस् ‘to be’

• अनुगृहीतः: favoured
• अनुगृहीतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘favoured/blessed’

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• संप्राप्तः: has been obtained/has come
• संप्राप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘attained/arrived’

• मे: my/to me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन; Genitive pronoun ‘of me/my’

• पुरातनः: ancient
• पुरातनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘ancient/primeval’

• योगीश्वरः: Lord of yogins
• योगीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (योगिनाम् ईश्वरः)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal indeclinable) ‘because/since’

• असौ: he (that one)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun ‘he/that one’

• ब्रह्म-वित्: knower of Brahman
• ब्रह्म-वित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (कृदन्त, √विद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—उपपद-तत्पुरुष; ‘knower of Brahman’ (विद्-प्रत्ययान्त)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (emphatic indeclinable) ‘himself/indeed’

Speaker

Indradyumna (the devotee-king), speaking in reverence upon meeting the revered yogic Brahman-knower

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Yogīśvara
• Bhagavān
• Brahmavit

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It points to Brahman-realization as direct and embodied: the true authority is the brahmavit—one established in knowledge of Brahman—indicating the Atman/Brahman is to be known in living realization, not merely as doctrine.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes yogic attainment through anugraha (grace) and the presence of a yogīśvara (master of yoga), implying the Kurma Purana’s stress on disciplined yoga guided by a realized teacher, culminating in Brahma-jñāna.

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

By praising the supreme as both Bhagavān and Yogīśvara and as a brahmavit, it aligns with the Purana’s integrative theology where the highest reality can be approached through both yogic-śaiva idiom and bhagavat (vaiṣṇava) devotion without contradiction.