Shloka 72

Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction

Devanagari script

सर्वशक्तिमयं शुभ्रं सर्वाकारं सनातनम् / ब्रह्मोन्द्रोपेन्द्रयोगीन्द्रैर्वन्द्यमानपदाम्बुजम्

Transliteration

sarvaśaktimayaṃ śubhraṃ sarvākāraṃ sanātanam / brahmondropendrayogīndrairvandyamānapadāmbujam

Translation

พระองค์เป็นสภาวะแห่งพลังทั้งปวง ผ่องใสบริสุทธิ์ ทรงรับได้ทุกอาการ เป็นนิรันดร์; ดอกบัวแห่งพระบาทของพระองค์ได้รับการนมัสการจากพรหม อินทร อุเปนทร (วิษณุ) และโยคีผู้ยิ่งใหญ่

Word by Word

• sarva-śakti-mayam: consisting of all powers
• sarva-śakti-mayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; विशेषण

• śubhram: bright, pure
• śubhram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; विशेषण

• sarva-ākāram: having all forms
• sarva-ākāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; विशेषण

• sanātanam: eternal
• sanātanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; विशेषण

• brahma-indra-upendra-yogīndraiḥ: by Brahmā, Indra, Upendra, and the lord of yogins
• brahma-indra-upendra-yogīndraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक) + upendra (प्रातिपदिक) + yogīndra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (plural); करण (instrumental)

• vandyamāna-pada-ambujam: whose lotus-feet are being worshipped
• vandyamāna-pada-ambujam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vandyamāna (कृदन्त; √vand (धातु) + śānac) + pada (प्रातिपदिक) + ambuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle) used adjectivally; 'whose lotus-feet are being praised/worshipped'

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) — within the Ishvara Gita style teaching/praise context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Indra
• Upendra (Vishnu)
• Yogindras (great yogis)

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as sarvaśaktimaya (the source and substance of all powers) and sarvākāra (manifesting as all forms), indicating an all-pervading Ishvara beyond limitation—eternal (sanātana) yet present in every manifestation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

By naming the yogīndras as worshippers of the Lord’s lotus-feet, the verse points to īśvara-bhakti as a yogic culmination: disciplined meditation and inner absorption mature into reverence for the Supreme as the ground of all śakti and all forms.

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

Though Upendra (Vishnu) is explicitly named among the worshippers, the verse’s Ishvara is defined as all-formed and all-powered—language typical of the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis, where the highest Lord transcends exclusive identity and is approached through both Shaiva and Vaishnava frames.