Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Puṣkara-dvīpa, Lokāloka, and the Measure of the Brahmāṇḍa

Cosmic Egg

Devanagari script

गतः स एष सर्वत्र सर्वस्थानेषु वर्तते / भूमौ रसातले चैव आकाशे पवने ऽनले / अर्णवेषु च सर्वेषु दिवि चैव न सशयः

Transliteration

gataḥ sa eṣa sarvatra sarvasthāneṣu vartate / bhūmau rasātale caiva ākāśe pavane 'nale / arṇaveṣu ca sarveṣu divi caiva na saśayaḥ

Translation

ఆయన సర్వవ్యాపిగా సర్వత్ర, అన్ని స్థలాలలో నిలిచియున్నాడు—భూమిలో, రసాతలంలో, ఆకాశంలో, వాయువులో, అగ్నిలో, సమస్త సముద్రాలలో మరియు స్వర్గంలో కూడా; సందేహం లేదు।

Word by Word

• गतः: gone; pervaded
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता; as predicate of सः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; adjectival participle ‘gone/entered’

• सः: he/that one
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• एषः: this
• एषः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb of place

• सर्वस्थानेषु: in all places
• सर्वस्थानेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वस्थान (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

• वर्तते: exists; abides; is present
• वर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भूमौ: on the earth
• भूमौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• रसातले: in Rasātala (netherworld)
• रसातले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• आकाशे: in the sky/space
• आकाशे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• पवने: in the wind
• पवने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• अनले: in fire
• अनले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• अर्णवेषु: in the oceans
• अर्णवेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; qualifies अर्णवेषु

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (irregular locative)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle

• न: no/not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता; in ‘no doubt’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on the Lord’s all-pervasion (Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis of Īśvara)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kurma
• Rasatala
• Akasha
• Vayu
• Agni
• Arṇava (Oceans)
• Svarga (Diva/Heaven)

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as sarvavyāpī—present in every realm and element—implying the Self/Lord is not confined to one location but pervades all existence without limitation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports īśvara-smṛti and dhyāna: contemplation of the Lord as present in earth, netherworlds, space, wind, fire, oceans, and heaven—an aid to non-distracted meditation (ekāgratā) central to Purāṇic yoga and Pāśupata-oriented devotion.

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

By describing one all-pervading Īśvara present in all realms and elements, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where the Supreme Lord can be praised through both Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms without contradiction.