Shloka 7

Prayāga-māhātmya and Ṛṇa-pramocana-tīrtha — Māgha-snāna, Austerities, and Release from Debts

Devanagari script

सोमलोकमवाप्नोति सोमेन सह मोदते / षष्टिं वर्षसहस्त्राणि षष्टिं वर्षशतानि च

Transliteration

somalokamavāpnoti somena saha modate / ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣasahastrāṇi ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣaśatāni ca

Translation

เขาบรรลุสู่โสมโลก และชื่นบานร่วมกับพระโสมะ—เป็นเวลาหกหมื่นปี และอีกหกร้อยปีด้วย।

Word by Word

• सोमलोकम्: the world of Soma
• सोमलोकम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (somasya lokaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: क्रिया (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava√āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सोमेन: with Soma
• सोमेन: सहकारक/सह-सम्बन्ध (Association; with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: सह-सम्बन्ध (Comitative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition meaning 'with')

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: क्रिया (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mud (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• षष्टिम्: sixty
• षष्टिम्: कर्म-परिमाण (Measure/extent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (षष्टिः), द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वर्षसहस्त्राणि)

• वर्षसहस्त्राणि: thousands of years
• वर्षसहस्त्राणि: कर्म (Object as duration/extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (varṣāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• षष्टिम्: sixty
• षष्टिम्: कर्म-परिमाण (Measure/extent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वर्षशतानि)

• वर्षशतानि: hundreds of years
• वर्षशतानि: कर्म (Object as duration/extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (varṣāṇāṃ śatāni), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Traditional narration within the Purva-bhaga (Purāṇic narrator addressing the sages; phala-śruti style)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Soma

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FAQs

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

It does not directly define Ātman; it describes a karmic, time-bound reward (Soma-loka). By implication, such heavenly enjoyment is finite and therefore distinct from liberation grounded in realization of the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga practice is stated; the verse functions as a results-statement (phala-śruti) for meritorious action. In the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such finite heavenly fruits are contrasted with yogic discipline and knowledge aimed at mokṣa.

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

This verse does not address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it focuses on posthumous attainment of Soma-loka. The Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis is a larger Kurma Purana theme, especially emphasized elsewhere rather than in this specific line.