Shloka 14

Rudrakoṭi, Madhuvana, Puṣpanagarī, and Kālañjara — Śveta’s Bhakti and the Subjugation of Kāla

Devanagari script

स तं कालो ऽथ दीप्तात्मा शूलमादाय भीषणम् / नेतुमभ्यागतो देशं स राजा यत्र तिष्ठति

Transliteration

sa taṃ kālo 'tha dīptātmā śūlamādāya bhīṣaṇam / netumabhyāgato deśaṃ sa rājā yatra tiṣṭhati

Translation

అప్పుడు దీప్తశక్తిగల కాలుడు భయంకరమైన శూలాన్ని ఎత్తుకొని, ఆ రాజు ఉన్న స్థలానికి అతనిని తీసుకుపోవడానికి వచ్చెను.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; pronoun ‘he’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘him’

• कालः: Kāla (Time/Death)
• कालः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; personified Time/Death

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-निपात (conjunction: then/now)

• दीप्तात्मा: of blazing nature
• दीप्तात्मा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त (कृदन्त; √दीप् क्त) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘दीप्तः आत्मा यस्य सः’

• शूलम्: trident/spear
• शूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having taken’

• भीषणम्: terrible
• भीषणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective qualifying शूलम्

• नेतुम्: to take away/lead
• नेतुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्यय; ‘to lead/take’

• अभ्यागतः: arrived
• अभ्यागतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + आ + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृतान्त (क्त-प्रत्यय; past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having come/arrived’

• देशम्: to the place/region
• देशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/गन्तव्य), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘that/he’ (refers to king)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (where)

• तिष्ठति: stands/dwells
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/Śaunaka dialogue-frame tradition), describing the event

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Kāla (Time/Death)
• Rājā (the King)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

By depicting Kāla carrying away the king, the verse highlights the perishability of the body and status; it implicitly points to the need to seek the imperishable Self (Ātman) that is not seized by Time.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is taught in this verse; its function is contemplative—invoking saṃvega (spiritual urgency) through awareness of Kāla, which traditionally supports vairāgya (dispassion) and steadiness in sādhana in later Kurma Purana teachings.

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

This verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it sets a dharmic-meditative backdrop (Kāla’s inevitability) that the Kurma Purana later integrates into its Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis through devotion and liberation teachings.