Shloka 2

Invocation, Purāṇa Lakṣaṇas, Kurma at the Samudra-manthana, and Indradyumna’s Liberation Teaching

Iśvara-Gītā Prelude

Devanagari script

सत्रान्ते सूतमनघं नैमिषीया महर्षयः / पुराणसंहितां पुण्यां पप्रच्छू रोमहर्षणम्

Transliteration

satrānte sūtamanaghaṃ naimiṣīyā maharṣayaḥ / purāṇasaṃhitāṃ puṇyāṃ papracchū romaharṣaṇam

Translation

เมื่อพิธีสัตรายัญสิ้นสุด เหล่ามหาฤษีแห่งไนมิษารัณย์ได้ทูลถามสุตะผู้ปราศจากมลทิน คือโรมหรรษณะ เกี่ยวกับคัมภีร์สังหิตาปุราณอันเป็นบุญกุศล

Word by Word

• सत्र-अन्ते: at the end of the sacrificial session
• सत्र-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (locative compound: ‘at the end of the sacrifice-session’), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सूतम्: Sūta
• सूतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनघम्: blameless
• अनघम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) of ‘सूतम्’

• नैमिषीयाः: the Naimiṣa (sages)
• नैमिषीयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमिषीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन; ‘of Naimiṣa (residents/sages)’

• महर्षयः: great seers
• महर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; apposition to ‘नैमिषीयाः’

• पुराण-संहिताम्: the Purāṇa compendium
• पुराण-संहिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘compendium of Purāṇa’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुण्याम्: holy/meritorious
• पुण्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘संहिताम्’

• पप्रच्छुः: asked
• पप्रच्छुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• रोमहर्षणम्: Romaharṣaṇa
• रोमहर्षणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमहर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta tradition frame): the Naimiṣa Mahārṣis addressing Sūta Romaharṣaṇa

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Naimisha sages
• Suta
• Romaharshana

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FAQs

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

This verse does not define Ātman directly; it establishes the authoritative setting—seers seeking a “puṇyā purāṇasaṃhitā”—through which later teachings on Self, Īśvara, and liberation are transmitted.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; it introduces the inquiry tradition (śravaṇa) that precedes instruction—later chapters (notably the Upari-bhāga’s Īśvara-gītā material) detail disciplines such as devotion, meditation, and Pāśupata-oriented observances.

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

The verse is a narrative preface and does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu; it frames a Purāṇic teaching context that, in the Kurma Purāṇa as a whole, supports a synthesis where sectarian teachings are presented within a shared dharma and liberation-oriented discourse.