Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

सपत्नीकं च ससुतं सभ्रातृकमरिदमः / आनयामास तां सीतां वायुपुत्रसहायवान्

Transliteration

sapatnīkaṃ ca sasutaṃ sabhrātṛkamaridamaḥ / ānayāmāsa tāṃ sītāṃ vāyuputrasahāyavān

Translation

వాయుపుత్రుడైన హనుమంతుడిని సహాయకుడిగా చేసుకొని, శత్రుదమనుడు (రాముడు) సీతను సహపత్నీ, కుమారుడు, సోదరుడితో కూడి తిరిగి తీసుకొచ్చాడు।

Word by Word

• सपत्नीकम्: together with (his) wife
• सपत्नीकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-patnīka (प्रातिपदिक; स + पत्नीका)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (पत्नीका सह यस्य तम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• ससुतम्: together with (his) sons
• ससुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-suta (प्रातिपदिक; स + सुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (सुतैः सह यस्य तम्)

• सभ्रातृकम्: together with (his) brothers
• सभ्रातृकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-bhrātṛka (प्रातिपदिक; स + भ्रातृक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (भ्रातृभिः सह यस्य तम्)

• अरिदमः: subduer of enemies
• अरिदमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ari-dama (प्रातिपदिक; अरि + दम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अरिणां दमः)

• आनयामास: brought/led (back)
• आनयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (नी) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वायुपुत्रसहायवान्: having the Wind-god’s son (Hanuman) as helper
• वायुपुत्रसहायवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāyu-putra-sahāya-vat (प्रातिपदिक; वायु + पुत्र + सहाय + वत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (वायुपुत्रः सहायः यस्य सः)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya tradition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Vayuputra (Hanuman)

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FAQs

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

This verse is primarily narrative (Itihāsa-style) and does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it supports dharma by illustrating divine-aided righteousness and the restoration of order.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yogic technique is taught in this line; indirectly, it reinforces bhakti and dharmic resolve—virtues that the Kurma Purana later integrates with disciplined practice (yama-niyama, devotion, and inner steadiness).

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

The verse itself does not mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; within the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such heroic restoration is framed as aligned with Īśvara’s single will, harmonizing Vaiṣṇava narrative with Śaiva-yogic teaching elsewhere.