Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava

Devanagari script

समाश्वास्य तदा सीतां दृष्ट्वा रामस्य चान्तिकम् / नयिष्ये त्वां महाबाहुरुक्त्वा रामं ययौ पुनः

Transliteration

samāśvāsya tadā sītāṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmasya cāntikam / nayiṣye tvāṃ mahābāhuruktvā rāmaṃ yayau punaḥ

Translation

ครั้นแล้วเขาปลอบประโลมนางสีตา และเห็นว่าพระรามอยู่ใกล้ จึงกล่าวด้วยกำลังแขนยิ่งว่า “เราจะพาเจ้าไปเฝ้าพระองค์” แล้วกลับไปยังพระรามอีกครั้ง

Word by Word

• समाश्वास्य: having consoled
• समाश्वास्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+श्वस् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘समाश्वासय्’ — having consoled

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — having seen

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्तिकम्: near (him) / proximity
• अन्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘near presence’ (गन्तव्य-स्थानार्थे)

• नयिष्ये: I will lead/take
• नयिष्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (महान्तौ बाहू यस्य सः)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — having said

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-बोधक अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

A heroic ally of Rama (traditionally Hanuman in the Rama–Sita episode)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama
• Mahabahu (the mighty-armed hero)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, it points to the dharmic fruit of inner steadiness: by calming fear and acting without wavering, the devotee mirrors the Atman’s composure—steady, protective, and unshaken amid crisis.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights practical yoga as disciplined mind (citta-sthairya): reassuring the distressed, speaking truthfully, and acting decisively—ethical restraint and compassionate action that support higher contemplative practice in the Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga frame.

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

Not explicitly; yet in Kurma Purana’s synthetic outlook, such righteous protection and devotion are read as one dharma served by the Supreme—whether approached as Vishnu (Rama) or Shiva—showing a shared puranic ethic rather than sectarian division.