Shloka 69

Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे दूरता पश्यमि ह्यमितप्रभम् / कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशं भ्राजमानं श्रियावृतम्

Transliteration

etasminnantare dūratā paśyami hyamitaprabham / koṭisūryapratīkāśaṃ bhrājamānaṃ śriyāvṛtam

Translation

ครั้นแล้วเรามองเห็นจากระยะไกล ผู้มีรัศมีหาประมาณมิได้—ส่องประกายดุจสุริยะนับโกฏิ—รุ่งโรจน์ และถูกห้อมล้อมด้วยศรี คือสิริอันเป็นทิพย์

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तरे: in the interval, meanwhile
• अन्तरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• दूरतः: from afar
• दूरतः: देशाधिकरण (Deśa-adhikaraṇa/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• अमितप्रभम्: of immeasurable splendor
• अमितप्रभम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘अमिता प्रभा यस्य’ (of immeasurable radiance)

• कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशम्: like millions of suns
• कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि + सूर्य + प्रतीकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘कोटिसूर्याणाम् प्रतीकाशः’ (resembling ten million suns)

• भ्राजमानम्: shining
• भ्राजमानम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्राज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘shining’

• श्रिया: with splendor/with Śrī
• श्रिया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• आवृतम्: enveloped, surrounded
• आवृतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसक/पुं (contextual), द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘covered, enveloped’

Speaker

Narrator (a devotee/kingly seer describing a theophany within the Kurma Purana’s narrative frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Śrī (Lakṣmī / divine splendour)

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FAQs

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

It points to the Supreme as limitless (amita) and self-luminous—known not as an object among objects, but as overwhelming, incomparable radiance that surpasses ordinary perception.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports dhyāna-yoga: sustained contemplation of the Lord’s tejas (divine light). Such visualization stabilizes the mind, preparing it for one-pointed absorption (ekāgratā) praised across Kurma Purana’s spiritual instructions.

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

By emphasizing a single, supreme theophany marked by boundless splendour (Śrī/tejas), it aligns with the Purana’s integrative approach where the highest reality is one, expressed through revered forms honored in both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva traditions.