Shloka 51

Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा देवं समायान्तं ब्रह्माणं विश्वतोमुखम् / ननाम शिरसा तस्य पादयोर्नाम कीर्तयन्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā devaṃ samāyāntaṃ brahmāṇaṃ viśvatomukham / nanāma śirasā tasya pādayornāma kīrtayan

Translation

ครั้นเห็นพระพรหมผู้มีพระพักตร์หันไปทุกทิศเสด็จมา เขาก้มศีรษะลงแทบพระบาท พร้อมสาธยายพระนามสรรเสริญ

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समायान्तम्: approaching; coming near
• समायान्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + √या (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवम् इति विशेषणम्

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विश्वतोमुखम्: having faces on all sides
• विश्वतोमुखम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वतः (अव्यय) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (विश्वतः मुखं यस्य)

• ननाम: bowed
• ननाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• शिरसा: with (his) head
• शिरसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पादयोः: at the two feet
• पादयोः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), द्विवचन; ‘पादयोः’ = at/on the two feet

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कीर्तयन्: praising; uttering
• कीर्तयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कीर्त्/√कीर्तय् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृसमानाधिकरणः

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the event; traditional frame: Sūta/Vyāsa lineage)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: by portraying reverence to Brahmā as a cosmic functionary, the verse aligns with the Purāṇic view that humility and devotion purify the mind—preparing it to recognize the higher Self beyond all roles and forms.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights devotional discipline: pranāma (bowing) and nāma-kīrtana (chanting the divine name). In Kurma Purana’s spiritual culture, such practices steady attention, reduce ego, and support the inward orientation needed for Yoga.

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

Though neither Śiva nor Viṣṇu is named here, the verse reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology: honoring divine manifestations within cosmic order is compatible with the broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where devotion is offered without sectarian hostility.