Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa

Kailāsa to Siddha Realms

Devanagari script

तथा च जारुधैः शृङ्गे देवदेवस्य धीमतः / दीप्तमायतनं पुण्यं भास्करस्यामितौजसः

Transliteration

tathā ca jārudhaiḥ śṛṅge devadevasya dhīmataḥ / dīptamāyatanaṃ puṇyaṃ bhāskarasyāmitaujasaḥ

Translation

అలాగే జారుధ శిఖరంపై దేవదేవుడు, ధీమంతుడైన భాస్కరుడు—అమిత తేజస్సు గలవాడు—యొక్క దీప్తమైన పుణ్య ఆలయం ఉంది।

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जारुधैः: by the Jārudhas
• जारुधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जारुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण (by/with the Jārudhas)

• शृङ्गे: on the peak
• शृङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• देवदेवस्य: of the god of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानां देवः)

• धीमतः: of the wise/illustrious
• धीमतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of देवदेवस्य)

• दीप्तम्: shining
• दीप्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त (कृदन्त; √दीप्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) विशेषण

• आयतनम्: abode/shrine
• आयतनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म/विषय (thing described)

• पुण्यम्: holy
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of आयतनम्)

• भास्करस्य: of the Sun
• भास्करस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of Bhāskara/Sun)

• अमितौजसः: of immeasurable splendor
• अमितौजसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (अमितं ओजः यस्य/अमित-ओजस्) विशेषण (of भास्करस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (Suta/Vyasa tradition) describing tirthas within the Kurma Purana’s sacred geography section

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bhaskara (Surya)
• Deva-deva (epithet used here for the supreme divinity, applied to Surya in this context)
• Jarudha peak (Jārudha-śṛṅga)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by portraying Bhāskara as “Deva-deva” and “amitaujās,” it points to the Supreme as self-luminous (prakāśa-svarūpa) and spiritually approached through a sacred seat (āyatana) that awakens purity (puṇya).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes tīrtha-upāsanā—devotional contemplation at a consecrated abode. In Kurma Purana practice, such pilgrimage and worship support inner purification, a preparatory limb for deeper Yoga disciplines (dhyāna, japa, niyama).

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

By venerating a radiant deity (Surya) with the title “Lord of Lords,” the text models the Purana’s inclusive theology: the one Supreme is honored through multiple divine forms, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis rather than sectarian exclusion.