Shloka 57

Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa

Devanagari script

बाढमित्याह विश्वात्मा समालोक्य नराधिपम् / स्पृष्ट्वा कराभ्यां सुप्रीतस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत

Transliteration

bāḍhamityāha viśvātmā samālokya narādhipam / spṛṣṭvā karābhyāṃ suprītastatraivāntaradhīyata

Translation

“తథాస్తు,” అని విశ్వాత్ముడు రాజును చూచి, అత్యంత ప్రీతితో రెండు చేతులతో స్పర్శించి, అక్కడికక్కడే అంతర్ధానమయ్యెను.

Word by Word

• bāḍham: so be it
• bāḍham: Vacana (वचन/Assent marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bāḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुमत्यर्थक (indeclinable: 'certainly/so be it')

• iti: thus
• iti: Vacana (वचन/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-निपात (quotative)

• āha: said
• āha: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (आह्/धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √अह् (to say)

• viśva-ātmā: the universal Self
• viśva-ātmā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (whose self is the universe / universal self)

• samālokya: having looked at
• samālokya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-lok (सम्+आ+लोक्/धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); √लोक् (having looked at)

• nara-adhipam: the king
• nara-adhipam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; नराधिप (lord of men/king)

• spṛṣṭvā: having touched
• spṛṣṭvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: spṛś (स्पृश्/धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); √स्पृश् (having touched)

• karābhyām: with (his) two hands
• karābhyām: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), द्विवचन (with two hands)

• su-prītaḥ: very pleased
• su-prītaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग) + prīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण (very pleased)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: there)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Nipata (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle: indeed/just)

• antaradhīyata: disappeared
• antaradhīyata: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: antar-dhā (अन्तर्+धा/धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; √धा (to disappear/withdraw) with उपसर्ग अन्तर्

Speaker

Viśvātman (Lord Hari/Vishnu, appearing as the universal Lord in the Indradyumna episode)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Viśvātman
• Narādhipa (the King, commonly identified in this cycle as Indradyumna)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By calling the deity “Viśvātman” (Universal Self), the verse frames God as the all-pervading reality who can still assume a personal form to grant grace, then withdraw from perception at will.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; it emphasizes anugraha (divine favor) as the fruit of devotion and right conduct—often presented in the Kurma Purana as the inner support for dharma, mantra, and yogic discipline.

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

Though Vishnu is the immediate speaker here, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis presents the Supreme as one reality approached through multiple divine forms; this verse supports that non-sectarian tone by stressing the universal (viśva-) nature of the Lord.