Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ततो मुमोच तच्चक्रं ते च तत्समनुव्रजन् / तस्य वै व्रजतः क्षिप्रं यत्र नेमिरशीर्यत / नैमिसं तत्स्मृतं नाम्ना पुण्यं सर्वत्र पूजितम्

Transliteration

tato mumoca taccakraṃ te ca tatsamanuvrajan / tasya vai vrajataḥ kṣipraṃ yatra nemiraśīryata / naimisaṃ tatsmṛtaṃ nāmnā puṇyaṃ sarvatra pūjitam

Translation

అప్పుడు ఆయన ఆ చక్రమును విడిచెను; వారు దాని వెంట సాగిరి. అది వేగంగా సాగుచుండగా ఎక్కడ దాని నేమి క్షీణించెనో, ఆ స్థలం ‘నైమిష’ అనే నామముతో ప్రసిద్ధమైంది—పుణ్యక్షేత్రమై సర్వత్ర పూజింపబడెను।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), तदनन्तर (then/thereupon)

• mumoca: released/let go
• mumoca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (cakram) इति विशेष्येण सह

• cakram: wheel/discus
• cakram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (cakram) इति विशेष्येण सह

• samanuvrajan: followed along
• samanuvrajan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + anu + vraj (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• tasya: of it/of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vai: indeed
• vai: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• vrajataḥ: while it was going / of it going
• vrajataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle) from √vraj; षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन; ‘of (it) going’

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः (adverbial accusative), शीघ्रार्थक

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• nemiḥ: rim
• nemiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nemi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• aśīryata: broke/decayed
• aśīryata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śṝ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे (was broken/decayed)

• naimisam: Naimiṣa (place-name)
• naimisam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naimisa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; स्थाननाम

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (naimisam) इति विशेष्येण सह

• smṛtam: was called/known
• smṛtam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘called/remembered’

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• puṇyam: holy/meritorious
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (naimisam) इति विशेष्येण सह

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), सर्वदेशे (everywhere)

• pūjitam: worshipped/honored
• pūjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (naimisam) इति विशेष्येण सह

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) describing the tīrtha-origin tradition to the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sudarśana Cakra
• Naimiṣa (Naimiṣāraṇya)
• Sages (ṛṣayaḥ)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by sanctifying space through divine agency (the cakra’s movement), the verse points to a Purāṇic vision where the Supreme pervades and consecrates the world, making certain places especially conducive to inner realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit technique is taught here; instead, it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader discipline by emphasizing tīrtha-sevā and residence in sacred places like Naimiṣa as favorable supports (anukūla-deśa) for japa, dhyāna, and yogic observance.

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

The verse is Vaishnava in imagery (Sudarśana-cakra), yet its tīrtha-theology aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: divine power sanctifies the same sacred geography revered across Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, supporting a unified Purāṇic sacred landscape.