Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

Prākṛta Sṛṣṭi and Pralaya: From Pradhāna to Brahmāṇḍa; Trimūrti Samanvaya

Devanagari script

ऋषिः सर्वत्रगत्वेन हरिः सर्वहरो यतः / अनुत्पादाच्च पूर्वत्वात् स्वयंभूरिति स स्मृतः

Transliteration

ṛṣiḥ sarvatragatvena hariḥ sarvaharo yataḥ / anutpādācca pūrvatvāt svayaṃbhūriti sa smṛtaḥ

Translation

సర్వత్ర సంచరించుటవలన ఆయన ‘ఋషి’; సమస్తమును హరించుటవలన ‘హరి’గా స్మరింపబడును. అనుత్పన్నుడై, సర్వమునకు పూర్వుడైనందున ఆయన ‘స్వయంభూ’—స్వయంజనుడు—అని కీర్తింపబడును.

Word by Word

• ṛṣiḥ: Seer/Rishi
• ṛṣiḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म) in passive sense
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sarvatragatvena: By the quality of going everywhere
• sarvatragatvena: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarvatragatva (sarvatra-ga-tva)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• hariḥ: Hari
• hariḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म) in passive sense
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sarvaharaḥ: Remover/Taker of all
• sarvaharaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvahara (sarva + hara)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yataḥ: Because/Since
• yataḥ: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative Adverb

• anutpādāt: Due to being uncreated/birthless
• anutpādāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anutpāda (an + utpāda)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• ca: And
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• pūrvatvāt: Due to being prior/ancient
• pūrvatvāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrvatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• svayaṃbhūḥ: Self-born
• svayaṃbhūḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म) in passive sense
• Type: Noun
• Root: svayaṃbhū (svayam + bhū)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• iti: Thus/So
• iti: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (Quotative)

• saḥ: He
• saḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म) in passive sense
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• smṛtaḥ: Remembered/Called
• smṛtaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया) equivalent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Sage narrating the epithets of the Supreme Lord (Hari) within the Kurma Purana discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Svayambhu
• Rishi

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It describes the Supreme as all-pervading, unborn, and primordial—qualities used to indicate the Self-existent reality that precedes creation and remains present everywhere.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; it supports meditation on divine names and attributes—contemplating the Lord as all-pervading (sarvatraga) and as the remover of bondage (sarvahara), a basis for devotion and inner detachment.

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

While naming Hari (a Vaishnava epithet), it uses universal, sect-transcending markers—unborn, self-existent, all-pervading—typical of the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where the one Supreme is praised through multiple divine names across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions.