Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode

Devanagari script

नमो विश्वमायाविधानाय तुभ्यं नमो योगगम्याय सत्याय तुभ्यम् / नमो धर्मविज्ञाननिष्ठाय तुभ्यं नमस्ते वराहाय भूयो नमस्ते

Transliteration

namo viśvamāyāvidhānāya tubhyaṃ namo yogagamyāya satyāya tubhyam / namo dharmavijñānaniṣṭhāya tubhyaṃ namaste varāhāya bhūyo namaste

Translation

ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ ผู้ทรงวางระเบียบแห่งมายาของจักรวาล; ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ ผู้เป็นสัจจะที่เข้าถึงได้ด้วยโยคะ. ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ ผู้มั่นคงในธรรมะและญาณแห่งการหยั่งรู้. โอ้พระวราหะ ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์—นอบน้อมแล้วนอบน้อมอีก.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (क्रिया/Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विश्व-माया-विधानाय: to the ordainer of the world’s māyā
• विश्व-माया-विधानाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + माया (प्रातिपदिक) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; 'विश्वस्य मायायाः विधानम्' (निर्माण/व्यवस्था)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (क्रिया/Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• योग-गम्याय: to the one attainable by yoga
• योग-गम्याय: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + गम्य (कृदन्त; √गम् धातु, यत्/ण्यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेषण: 'योगेन गम्यः' (attainable by yoga)

• सत्याय: to the True one
• सत्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (क्रिया/Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धर्म-विज्ञान-निष्ठाय: to the one steadfast in dharma and true knowledge
• धर्म-विज्ञान-निष्ठाय: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + निष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग-आकारान्त विशेषणप्रयोगः (as adjective), चतुर्थी, एकवचन; 'धर्मविज्ञाने निष्ठा यस्य' (locative sense in compound)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (क्रिया/Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• वराहाय: to Varāha
• वराहाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• भूयः: again, once more
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (क्रिया/Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/sage offering stuti (hymn of praise) to Lord Varaha (Vishnu)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Varaha
• Vishnu
• Yoga
• Satya
• Dharma
• Maya

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FAQs

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

It portrays the Supreme as Satya (the Real) and as the source that orders māyā—implying a transcendent truth that is knowable through inner discipline rather than mere ritual or speculation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The key idea is yogagamya—God/Truth is ‘approachable through Yoga,’ pointing to meditative realization and disciplined spiritual practice (yoga-sādhana) as the means to directly know Satya beyond māyā.

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

By emphasizing Yoga, dharma, and vijñāna as the marks of the Supreme addressed as Varāha (Vishnu), the verse aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where the highest reality is one, expressed through shared yogic and dharmic ideals across Shaiva and Vaishnava frames.