Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

तस्यासीत् तुम्बुरुसखा विद्वान् पुत्रो नलः किल / ख्यायते तस्य नामानुरनोरानकदुन्दुभिः

Transliteration

tasyāsīt tumburusakhā vidvān putro nalaḥ kila / khyāyate tasya nāmānuranorānakadundubhiḥ

Translation

అతనికి నలుడు అనే పండిత కుమారుడు ఉండెను; అతడు తుంబురుని సఖుడు. అతని నామయశస్సు సర్వత్ర ప్రకటించబడుచున్నది, ఆనక-దుందుభుల ఘనధ్వనిలా ప్రతిధ్వనించుచు.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तुम्बुरुसखा: friend of Tumburu
• तुम्बुरुसखा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुम्बुरु + सख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तुम्बुरोः सखा)

• विद्वान्: learned/wise
• विद्वान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle) ‘knowing’

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नलः: Nala
• नलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• किल: indeed/it is said
• किल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle), प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ/श्रुत्यर्थ (‘it is said/indeed’)

• ख्यायते: is known/is called
• ख्यायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ख्या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is known/is called)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• अनुः: Anu (proper name)
• अनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• अनोरानकदुन्दुभिः: by (the one called) Urānakadundubhi, of Anu
• अनोरानकदुन्दुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु + उरानकदुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अनोर् उरानकदुन्दुभिः)

Speaker

Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting lineage to the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Tumburu
• Nala
• Gandharvas

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FAQs

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

This verse is not a direct Atman-teaching; it functions as a genealogical note praising kīrti (renown). In Kurma Purana’s broader framework, such renown is typically treated as worldly (laukika) and secondary to liberation-oriented knowledge taught elsewhere (notably in the Upari-bhaga’s Ishvara Gita).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse. It belongs to a narrative-genealogical passage; yogic instruction (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion) is emphasized more explicitly in other sections of the Kurma Purana, especially in the Upari-bhaga.

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

It does not directly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it highlights cultural ideals of learning and fame through lineage narration. The Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis is developed in doctrinal chapters elsewhere rather than in this genealogical shloka.