Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18

Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn

Devanagari script

पुष्पधूपादिभिः स्तोत्रैर्नमस्कारैः प्रदक्षिणैः / उवास तत्र योगात्मा कृत्वा दीक्षां तु नैष्ठिकीम

Transliteration

puṣpadhūpādibhiḥ stotrairnamaskāraiḥ pradakṣiṇaiḥ / uvāsa tatra yogātmā kṛtvā dīkṣāṃ tu naiṣṭhikīma

Translation

పుష్పధూపాదుల అర్పణలతో, స్తోత్రాలతో, నమస్కారాలు మరియు ప్రదక్షిణలతో యోగాత్ముడు నైష్ఠికీ దీక్షను స్వీకరించి అక్కడే నివసించెను।

Word by Word

• पुष्पधूपादिभिः: with flowers, incense, etc.
• पुष्पधूपादिभिः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प-धूप-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; पुष्प + धूप + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’समुच्चय सहित

• स्तोत्रैः: with hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• नमस्कारैः: with salutations
• नमस्कारैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• प्रदक्षिणैः: with circumambulations
• प्रदक्षिणैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• उवास: dwelt, stayed
• उवास: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लकारः लिट् (Perfect), पुरुषः प्रथमः (3rd), वचनम् एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक

• योगात्मा: the yoga-souled one (yogi)
• योगात्मा: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; योग + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done/undertaken
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• दीक्षाम्: initiation
• दीक्षाम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• तु: indeed, and
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• नैष्ठिकीम्: steadfast, final (formal)
• नैष्ठिकीम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नैष्ठिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दीक्षाम्)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in the Kurma Purana’s discourse tradition)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it presents the “yogātmā” as one established in Yoga through disciplined initiation and devotional acts, implying that realization of the Self is supported by steady practice (naiṣṭhikī dīkṣā) and purified worship.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A synthesis of bhakti and yogic discipline: ritual upacāras (flowers, incense), stotra-recitation, namaskāra, and pradakṣiṇā are treated as supports for inner steadiness, culminating in a firm dīkṣā that stabilizes the practitioner in sustained sādhana.

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

By emphasizing shared sādhana-forms—dīkṣā, stotra, and temple-circumambulation—common to both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, the verse aligns with the Kurma Purana’s integrative (non-sectarian) devotional-yogic framework rather than a divisive one.