Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 33 Shloka 136 - Kurma Purana | Telugu | Vedapath

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Shloka 136

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Devanagari script

इयं सा मिथिलेशेन पार्वतीं रुद्रवल्लभाम् / आराध्य लब्धा तपसा देव्याश्चात्यन्तवल्लभा

Transliteration

iyaṃ sā mithileśena pārvatīṃ rudravallabhām / ārādhya labdhā tapasā devyāścātyantavallabhā

Translation

ఇదే ఆ స్త్రీ; మిథిలాధిపతి తపస్సుతో రుద్రప్రియ పార్వతీదేవిని ఆరాధించి ఆమెను పొందెను; ఆమె దేవికి అత్యంత ప్రియురాలైంది।

Word by Word

इयम्this (woman)

साthat (same one)

मिथिलेशेनby the lord of Mithilā

पार्वतीम्Pārvatī

रुद्रवल्लभाम्beloved of Rudra

आराध्यhaving worshipped

लब्धाwas obtained

तपसाby austerity

देव्याःof the goddess

चand

अत्यन्तवल्लभाexceedingly dear

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking to sages (frame narration of the Kurma Purana)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Mithila

Mithilesha (King of Mithila)

Parvati

Rudra

Devi

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it teaches that spiritual attainment is governed by disciplined tapas and right devotion; the Purana’s broader synthesis frames such devotion as a means to purify the mind toward Self-realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Tapas (austerity) and ārādhana (focused worship/propitiation) are emphasized—core disciplines aligned with Purāṇic Yoga where devotion, restraint, and sustained practice mature into divine grace and attainment.

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

By praising Pārvatī as “Rudra’s beloved” within a Vaiṣṇava-framed narration (Kurma), it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian approach: Shaiva-Shakta devotion is honored within an overarching unity of divine powers.