Shloka 25

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava

Devanagari script

उद्ववाह च तां कन्यां पार्वतीमिव शङ्करः / रामः परमधर्मात्मा सेनामिव च षण्मुखः

Transliteration

udvavāha ca tāṃ kanyāṃ pārvatīmiva śaṅkaraḥ / rāmaḥ paramadharmātmā senāmiva ca ṣaṇmukhaḥ

Translation

పరమధర్మాత్ముడైన రాముడు ఆ కన్యను శంకరుడు పార్వతిని వివాహమాడినట్లు వివాహమాడెను; షణ్ముఖుడు తన సేనను మోసినట్లు ఆమెను తోడుగా తీసికొనెను.

Word by Word

• udvavāha: married/carried off (in marriage)
• udvavāha: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√vah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• tām: her/that (woman)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kanyām: maiden/daughter
• kanyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; apposition to tām

• pārvatīm: Parvati
• pārvatīm: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• iva: like/as
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक (comparative particle)

• śaṅkaraḥ: Shankara (Shiva)
• śaṅkaraḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• paramadharmātmā: supremely righteous-souled
• paramadharmātmā: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dharma-ātmā = whose self is dharma) with parama as qualifier; विशेषण (qualifying rāmaḥ)

• senām: army
• senām: Upameya (उपमेय/that compared)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• iva: like/as
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक (comparative particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• ṣaṇmukhaḥ: Shanmukha (Skanda)
• ṣaṇmukhaḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (one who has six faces)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic history to the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Parvati
• Shankara (Shiva)
• Shanmukha (Skanda/Karttikeya)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it foregrounds dharma as the governing principle of a realized life—Rāma is called paramadharmātmā, implying a self aligned with cosmic order, which the Kurma Purana elsewhere links to devotion to Īśvara and inner steadiness.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yogic technique is named; the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching that yogic discipline is integrated with dharmic conduct—marriage and rulership performed as sacred duty, harmonized with devotion to Īśvara.

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

By using Śiva’s archetypal marriage (Śaṅkara–Pārvatī) as the standard of sanctity for Rāma’s act, it reflects the Purāṇa’s synthetic ethos: Vaiṣṇava narratives are validated through Śaiva exemplars, emphasizing shared dharma rather than sectarian separation.