Shloka 25

Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा नन्दनं जातं शिलादः परिषस्वजे / मुनिभ्यो दर्शयामास ये तदाश्रमवासिनः

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā nandanaṃ jātaṃ śilādaḥ pariṣasvaje / munibhyo darśayāmāsa ye tadāśramavāsinaḥ

Translation

ప్రియ కుమారుడైన నందనుడు జన్మించినదాన్ని చూసి శిలాదుడు అతనిని ఆలింగనం చేసెను. తరువాత ఆ ఆశ్రమవాసి మునులకు ఆ బాలుని దర్శనమిచ్చెను.

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; pronoun

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having seen’

• nandanam: son, delight (as son)
• nandanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• jātam: born
• jātam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त/क्त), Neuter/Masculine Accusative Singular agreeing with ‘nandanam’; ‘born/come into being’

• śilādaḥ: Śilāda
• śilādaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śilāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• pariṣasvaje: embraced
• pariṣasvaje: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: svaj (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), Ātmanepada; 3rd person, Singular; with prefix pari-

• munibhyaḥ: to the sages
• munibhyaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Plural

• darśayāmāsa: showed
• darśayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Causative (णिच्) + periphrastic perfect (लिट् with āmāsa), Parasmaipada; 3rd person, Singular; ‘caused to see/showed’

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; relative pronoun referring to ‘muni’

• tad-āśrama-vāsinaḥ: residents of that hermitage
• tad-āśrama-vāsinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + āśrama (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; ‘dwellers in that hermitage’

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the episode to the sages (frame narration in Purāṇic style)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Śilāda
• Nandana
• Munis (ashram sages)

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FAQs

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

This verse is primarily narrative (birth and recognition within an āśrama) and does not directly teach ātman-doctrine; it supports the Purāṇic dharma-frame where sacred life-events are affirmed by sages, preparing the ground for later spiritual instruction.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga technique is stated; the verse highlights āśrama-saṃskāra—bringing a significant life-event into the witness of munis—reflecting the disciplined hermitage culture that traditionally supports tapas, japa, and contemplative living found elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

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

This verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; its emphasis is on rishi-sanctioned dharma within an āśrama, a shared sacred milieu in which the Kurma Purana later articulates Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis and non-sectarian reverence.