Shloka 41

Measure of the Three Worlds, Planetary Spheres, and Sūrya as the Root of Trailokya

Devanagari script

आदित्यमूलमखिलं त्रिलोकं नात्र संशयः / भवत्यस्मात् जगत् कृत्स्नं सदेवासुरमानुषम्

Transliteration

ādityamūlamakhilaṃ trilokaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ / bhavatyasmāt jagat kṛtsnaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam

Translation

ไตรโลกทั้งมวลมีพระอาทิตยะเป็นรากเหง้า—ปราศจากข้อสงสัย; จากพระองค์เองจักบังเกิดจักรวาลทั้งสิ้น พร้อมด้วยเทวะ อสูร และมนุษย์

Word by Word

• आदित्यमूलम्: having the Sun as its root/source
• आदित्यमूलम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदित्य-मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘आदित्यः मूलम् यस्य’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (आधारार्थ)

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्रिलोकम्: the three worlds
• त्रिलोकम्: कर्म/विषय (Topic/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवति: arises/exists
• भवति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अस्मात्: from this (Sun)
• अस्मात्: अपादान (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-प्रयोग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृत्स्नम्: entire
• कृत्स्नम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सदेवासुरमानुषम्: together with gods, demons, and humans
• सदेवासुरमानुषम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-देव-असुर-मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (देवाश्च असुराश्च मानुषाश्च) + ‘स’ उपसर्गार्थक (with)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic teaching in context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Aditya
• Devas
• Asuras
• Manushyas

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FAQs

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

By presenting Āditya as the root of the three worlds, the verse points to a single sustaining source behind all beings; in Kurma Purana theology, such a cosmic source functions as an emblem of the one Lord/inner Self that manifests the universe.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports contemplative practice (dhyāna) on the cosmic origin—meditating on a single luminous source as the ground of all worlds—an aid to one-pointedness (ekāgratā) that complements the Kurma Purana’s wider yoga-dharma and the later Ishvara Gita teachings.

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

While Shiva and Vishnu are not named here, the Kurma Purana often treats cosmic functions through unified divine symbolism; Āditya as the universal root can be read as a shared theistic principle consistent with the text’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.