Shloka 7

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

Cosmic Egg

Devanagari script

वसत्यत्र महादेवो हरोर्ऽद्धहरिरव्ययः / संपूज्यमानो ब्रह्माद्यैः कुमाराद्यैश्च योगिभिः / गन्धर्वैः किन्नरैर्यक्षैरीश्वरः कृष्णपिङ्गलः

Transliteration

vasatyatra mahādevo haror'ddhahariravyayaḥ / saṃpūjyamāno brahmādyaiḥ kumārādyaiśca yogibhiḥ / gandharvaiḥ kinnarairyakṣairīśvaraḥ kṛṣṇapiṅgalaḥ

Translation

ఇక్కడ మహాదేవుడు నివసిస్తున్నాడు—అవ్యయ ప్రభువు, అర్ధం హరుడు అర్ధం హరి అయినవాడు. బ్రహ్మాది దేవతలు, కుమారాది యోగనిష్ఠ మునులు ఆయనను సమ్యక్ పూజిస్తారు; గంధర్వులు, కిన్నరులు, యక్షులు కూడా కృష్ణ-పింగళ వర్ణుడైన ఆ ఈశ్వరుని ఆరాధిస్తారు.

Word by Word

• वसति: dwells
• वसति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् देवः)

• हरोः: of Hara
• हरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• अर्ध-हरिः: half Hari (partly Viṣṇu)
• अर्ध-हरिः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (अर्धः हरिः/अर्धं हरिरूपः)

• अव्ययः: imperishable
• अव्ययः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संपूज्यमानः: being worshipped
• संपूज्यमानः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√पूज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (शानच्/Present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः

• ब्रह्म-आद्यैः: by Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्म-आद्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मा आदिः येषां ते)

• कुमार-आद्यैः: by Kumāra (Skanda) and others
• कुमार-आद्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कुमाराः आदिः येषां ते)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय (conjunction)

• योगिभिः: by yogis
• योगिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• गन्धर्वैः: by Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• किन्नरैः: by Kinnaras
• किन्नरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• यक्षैः: by Yakṣas
• यक्षैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृष्ण-पिङ्गलः: dark and tawny (in hue)
• कृष्ण-पिङ्गलः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + पिङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (कृष्णश्च पिङ्गलश्च) विशेषणरूपेण

Speaker

Narrator (Purana-samvada frame; a sage describing the tirtha and the form of Mahadeva)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva (Shiva)
• Hara
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Brahma
• Kumaras (Sanatkumara etc.)
• Yogins
• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras
• Yakshas
• Ishvara

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FAQs

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

By calling the Lord “avyaya” (imperishable) and portraying him as the unified reality of Hara and Hari, the verse points to a single unchanging Īśvara underlying sectarian distinctions—an indicator of the Purana’s integrative theology where the Supreme is one though named in many ways.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse does not list techniques, but it highlights the yogic ideal of upāsanā (reverent contemplation and worship): Yogins headed by the Kumaras honor Īśvara, implying that realization is supported by devotion, purity, and steady contemplation of the Lord’s form and unity.

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

It explicitly presents Mahadeva as “half Hara and half Hari,” teaching a non-competitive unity: Shiva and Vishnu are shown as one Īśvara, a hallmark of the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.