Shloka 34

Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation

Devanagari script

सात्त्वतस्तस्य पुत्रो ऽभूत् सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः / पुण्यश्लोको महाराजस्तेन वै तत्प्रवर्तितम्

Transliteration

sāttvatastasya putro 'bhūt sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ / puṇyaśloko mahārājastena vai tatpravartitam

Translation

ఆ సాత్త్వతునికి ఒక కుమారుడు జన్మించెను; అతడు సమస్త శాస్త్రాలలో విశారదుడు. పుణ్యకీర్తిగల మహారాజు అతడే ఆ పరంపరను స్థాపించి ప్రవర్తింపజేసెను.

Word by Word

• सात्त्वतस्य: of Sāttvata
• सात्त्वतस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्त्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग — Genitive singular

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular pronoun

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• अभूत्: was/became
• अभूत्: क्रिया (आख्यात/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘was/became’

• सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः: expert in all scriptures
• सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + शास्त्र + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — agreeing with ‘पुत्रः’; समासः तत्पुरुष (‘skilled in all śāstras’)

• पुण्यश्लोकः: of holy fame
• पुण्यश्लोकः: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य + श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — epithet; समासः कर्मधारय (‘whose fame/verses are holy’)

• महाराजः: great king
• महाराजः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; समासः कर्मधारय (‘great king’)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: करण (करण/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular pronoun

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (निपात/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• तत्: that (treatise)
• तत्: कर्म (कर्म/Object; with passive participle)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘that (work)’

• प्रवर्तितम्: propounded/initiated
• प्रवर्तितम्: क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√वृत् (धातु; णिच् causative + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘set in motion/propounded’

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic lineage and dharma-tradition within the Kurma Purana frame dialogue

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sāttvata
• Mahārāja (the great king)
• Śāstra (scriptural disciplines)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes śāstra-vidyā and dharma as the purifying framework through which higher knowledge—eventually culminating in realization of the Self—can be properly transmitted and stabilized in society.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is named; the verse highlights the prerequisite of being “sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ,” implying disciplined study and dharmic governance as supports for later yogic paths (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching).

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

It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; however, by stressing authoritative śāstra and the establishment of dharma, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s larger Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where shared dharmic and yogic principles are upheld across traditions.