Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Kali-yuga Dharma, and the Prohibition of Śiva-Nindā

Hari–Hara Samanvaya

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे विप्रा भृग्वाद्याः कृष्णमीश्वरम् / आजग्मुर्द्वारकां द्रष्टुं कृतकार्यं सनातनम्

Transliteration

etasminnantare viprā bhṛgvādyāḥ kṛṣṇamīśvaram / ājagmurdvārakāṃ draṣṭuṃ kṛtakāryaṃ sanātanam

Translation

ในระหว่างนั้น ฤๅษีพราหมณ์ทั้งหลายมีภฤคุเป็นผู้นำ ได้มายังทวารกาเพื่อเฝ้าดูพระกฤษณะ ผู้เป็นอีศวรนิรันดร์ ผู้ทรงบรรลุภารกิจแล้ว

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तरे: in the meantime; in the interval
• अन्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अन्तरे = in the interval)

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भृग्वाद्याः: beginning with Bhṛgu
• भृग्वाद्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृगु-आद्य (प्रातिपदिक: भृगु + आद्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भृगुः आदिः येषाम्/भृग्वादयः) — ‘beginning with Bhṛgu’

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृष्णस्य विशेषणरूपेण अपि

• आजग्मुः: came
• आजग्मुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: आ-

• द्वारकाम्: to Dvārakā
• द्वारकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Infinitive), धातु: दृश्

• कृतकार्यं: who has accomplished (his) tasks
• कृतकार्यं: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-कार्य (प्रातिपदिक: कृत + कार्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे (कृतं कार्यं यस्य) — ‘one whose task is accomplished’

• सनातनम्: eternal
• सनातनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (कृष्ण/ईश्वर-विशेषण)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator continuing the story)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Kṛṣṇa
• Dvārakā
• Vipras (brahmin sages)

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FAQs

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

By calling Kṛṣṇa “Īśvara” and “sanātana,” the verse frames him as the eternal supreme principle behind worldly events—hinting that the highest reality is timeless and sovereign even while acting within history.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is taught in this verse; it emphasizes darśana (holy audience) of Īśvara through the approach of realized sages—an orientation that supports bhakti and contemplative absorption found elsewhere in the Kurma Purana’s yoga teachings.

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

Though Śiva is not named here, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis is reinforced by portraying Kṛṣṇa as the supreme Īśvara approached by Vedic sages—consistent with the text’s broader non-sectarian stance that the one Lord is honored through multiple divine forms.