Shloka 25

Tāmasa Sarga, the Androgynous Division of Brahmā, and the Lineages of Dharma and Adharma

Devanagari script

जज्ञे हिंसा त्वधर्माद् वै निकृतिं चानृतं सुतम् / निकृत्यनृतयोर्जज्ञे भयं नरक एव च

Transliteration

jajñe hiṃsā tvadharmād vai nikṛtiṃ cānṛtaṃ sutam / nikṛtyanṛtayorjajñe bhayaṃ naraka eva ca

Translation

అధర్మమునుండే హింస జన్మించింది; ఆమె కుమారులు నికృతి మరియు అనృతము (అసత్యము). నికృతి–అనృతముల నుండీ భయము మరియు నరకము జన్మించాయి.

Word by Word

• jajñe: was born/arose
• jajñe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्सभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपद

• hiṃsā: violence
• hiṃsā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiṃsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे ‘but/indeed’

• adharmāt: from adharma (unrighteousness)
• adharmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी (Abl. 5), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• nikṛtim: deceit/treachery
• nikṛtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nikṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन

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

• anṛtam: falsehood/untruth
• anṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन

• sutam: son/offspring
• sutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन; ‘पुत्र’ अर्थे

• nikṛti-anṛtayoḥ: of Nikṛti and Anṛta
• nikṛti-anṛtayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nikṛti (प्रातिपदिक) + anṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास (copulative); द्वयोः षष्ठी (Gen. 6), द्विवचनार्थे रूपम् (dual sense)

• jajñe: was born
• jajñe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन

• narakaḥ: hell
• narakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (restrictive particle)

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

Speaker

Sūta (narrating Purāṇic genealogy to the sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Adharma
• Hiṃsā
• Nikṛti
• Anṛta
• Bhaya
• Naraka

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: it maps how adharma proliferates into inner torment (fear) and experiential hell (naraka), implying that purification and truthfulness are prerequisites for steady self-knowledge and yogic clarity.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse points to foundational yamas: ahiṃsā (non-injury) and satya (truth). In the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic ethic, restraint from violence and falsehood is a necessary ground for mantra, dhyāna, and Pāśupata-style purification.

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

Not by explicit names here; the synthesis is thematic: both Śaiva-Pāśupata and Vaiṣṇava dharma frameworks treat ahiṃsā and satya as universal disciplines, showing a shared ethical base supporting liberation-oriented practice.