Shloka 63

Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा महादेवो ययौ कालासपर्वतम् / स्वायंभुवो ऽपि कालेन दक्षः प्राचेतसो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

evamuktvā mahādevo yayau kālāsaparvatam / svāyaṃbhuvo 'pi kālena dakṣaḥ prācetaso 'bhavat

Translation

ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แล้ว มหาเทวะเสด็จไปยังเขาไกรลาส และเมื่อกาลเวลาผ่านไป ทักษะผู้เป็นสวายัมภูวะก็ปรากฏอีกครั้งในนามปราเจตส

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• uktvā: having spoken
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √vac; ‘having said’

• mahādevaḥ: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• mahādevaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: ‘mahān devaḥ’

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्) Perfect, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

• kālāsaparvatam: to Kālāsa mountain
• kālāsaparvatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālasa (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष (समास): ‘kālāsasya parvataḥ’ (name of a mountain)

• svāyaṃbhuvaḥ: Svāyaṃbhuva (by epithet)
• svāyaṃbhuvaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svāyaṃbhuva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; patronymic/epithet ‘of Svāyaṃbhuva (Manu)’

• api: also
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) meaning ‘also/even’

• kālena: in course of time / by time
• kālena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• dakṣaḥ: Dakṣa
• dakṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (proper name)

• prācetasaḥ: Prācetasa (son/descendant of Pracetas)
• prācetasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prācetasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; patronymic ‘descendant of Pracetas’

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्) Imperfect/Past, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, traditionally Sūta speaking within the Kurma Purana frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva (Shiva)
• Kailasa (Kālासा Mountain)
• Daksha
• Svayambhuva
• Pracetasa

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it points to kāla (cosmic time) governing embodied identities and roles; the Purāṇic view implies the enduring Self is distinct from changing births and titles such as “Svāyambhuva” or “Prācetasa.”

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific practice is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative continuity. In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva teaching stream, such transitions set the stage for dharma and devotion that later mature into disciplined worship and yogic observance.

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

It does so by tone and placement rather than doctrine: Śiva’s actions are narrated with reverence within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa framework, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s characteristic harmony between Śaiva authority and Vaiṣṇava narration.