Shloka 91

Viṣṇu at Upamanyu’s Āśrama: Pāśupata Tapas, Darśana of Śiva, and Boons from Devī

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तया कृष्णो महादेव्या जनार्दनः / आशिषं शिरसाहृङ्णाद् देवो ऽप्याह महेश्वरः

Transliteration

evamuktastayā kṛṣṇo mahādevyā janārdanaḥ / āśiṣaṃ śirasāhṛṅṇād devo 'pyāha maheśvaraḥ

Translation

మహాదేవి ఇలా పలికినప్పుడు జనార్దనుడు శ్రీకృష్ణుడు శిరస్సు వంచి ఆమె ఆశీర్వాదాన్ని స్వీకరించాడు; అనంతరం మహేశ్వరుడు కూడా పలికాడు.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus)

• उक्तः: addressed, spoken to
• उक्तः: Pradhana-predicative (विधेय/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; ‘having been spoken to’

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (instrumental singular)

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा

• महादेव्या: by the Great Goddess
• महादेव्या: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (instrumental singular)

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana
• जनार्दनः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; कृष्णस्य उपाधि (apposition)

• आशिषम्: blessing
• आशिषम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (accusative singular)

• शिरसा: with (his) head
• शिरसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (instrumental singular)

• अहृङ्णात्: received, accepted
• अहृङ्णात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु) (ग्रहणे)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; रूपम्: अहृङ्णात् (took/received)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (also)

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘said’

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; कर्मधारय: महान् ईश्वरः (the great Lord)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta or Vyāsa’s narration) describing the scene; Maheśvara is about to speak.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mahadevi
• Krishna
• Janardana
• Maheshvara
• Deva

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By portraying Janārdana (Viṣṇu) reverently receiving Mahādevī’s blessing and Maheśvara’s ensuing speech, the verse frames the Supreme as approachable through devotion and mutual honoring among divine forms—hinting at one transcendent reality expressed as multiple deities.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No technical yogic practice is directly taught in this line; it emphasizes devotional discipline (bhakti) and humility—bowing the head to receive grace—which the Kurma Purana often treats as a prerequisite mood supporting higher disciplines like Pāśupata-oriented contemplation and worship.

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

It depicts harmony and reciprocity: Viṣṇu (Janārdana) accepts the Goddess’s benediction with reverence, and Śiva (Maheśvara) then speaks—presenting the deities in a coordinated, non-hostile theological landscape typical of the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.