Shloka 48

Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching

Devanagari script

कपर्दिनं कालमूर्तिममूर्ति परमेश्वरम् / एकमूर्ति महामूर्ति वेदवेद्यं दिवस्पतिम्

Transliteration

kapardinaṃ kālamūrtimamūrti parameśvaram / ekamūrti mahāmūrti vedavedyaṃ divaspatim

Translation

నేను కపర్దిని ఆరాధిస్తాను—కాలమూర్తి అయినప్పటికీ అమూర్తుడు; పరమేశ్వరుడు; ఏకమూర్తి అయినా మహామూర్తి; వేదవేద్యుడు, దివస్పతి—దివ్యలోకాల అధిపతి.

Word by Word

• kapardinam: Kapardin (wearer of matted hair)
• kapardinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapardin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• kālamūrtim: the embodiment of Time
• kālamūrtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla-mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (मूर्तिः स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd), Singular; samāsa: kālasya mūrtiḥ (genitive tatpuruṣa)

• amūrtim: formless
• amūrtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; negated adjective qualifying mūrti/īśvara

• parameśvaram: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; samāsa: parama + īśvara

• ekamūrtim: single-formed; one embodiment
• ekamūrtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka-mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; samāsa: eka + mūrti

• mahāmūrtim: great-formed; great embodiment
• mahāmūrtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; samāsa: mahā + mūrti

• vedavedyam: knowable by the Vedas
• vedavedyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda-vedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; kr̥danta: vedya (gerundive, ‘to be known’) from √vid (विद् धातु) in passive sense; compound: vedaiḥ vedyam (instrumental tatpuruṣa)

• divaspatim: lord of the day/heaven
• divaspatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divas-pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; samāsa: divasaḥ patiḥ (genitive tatpuruṣa)

Speaker

A devotee/narratorial voice offering a stotra within the Purva-bhaga’s Śaiva-oriented praise (contextually aligned with the Kurma Purana’s Shiva–Vishnu synthesis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Kapardin)
• Parameśvara
• Kāla (Time)
• Vedas

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FAQs

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

It presents Parameśvara as simultaneously embodied (kāla-mūrti, mahā-mūrti) and beyond embodiment (amūrti), pointing to a non-dual reality that can appear with attributes while remaining ultimately transcendent.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports contemplative Yoga through upāsanā on the Lord’s dual aspect—formless and cosmic-form—guiding meditation from a concrete symbol (Time/Lord of heaven) toward the attributeless Absolute, a key movement in Purāṇic yogic theology.

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

By describing the Supreme as both the One and the Cosmic Form, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where sectarian names (Śiva/Vişṇu) can function as titles of the same Parameśvara, approached through Vedic revelation and yogic contemplation.