Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55

Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time

Devanagari script

यजूंषि त्रैष्टुभं छन्दः स्तोमं पञ्चदशं तथा / बृहत्साम तथोक्थं च दक्षिणादसृजन्मुखात्

Transliteration

yajūṃṣi traiṣṭubhaṃ chandaḥ stomaṃ pañcadaśaṃ tathā / bṛhatsāma tathokthaṃ ca dakṣiṇādasṛjanmukhāt

Translation

จากพระโอษฐ์ทิศใต้ พระองค์ทรงบังเกิดมนตร์ยชุส ฉันทลักษณ์ไตรษฏุภ สโตมะสิบห้าประการ บฤหัตสามัน และการสวดอุกถะ

Word by Word

• यजूंषि: Yajus formulas
• यजूंषि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन

• त्रैष्टुभम्: the Triṣṭubh (meter)
• त्रैष्टुभम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैष्टुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• छन्दः: meter
• छन्दः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• स्तोमम्: stoma (hymn/chant)
• स्तोमम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• पञ्चदशम्: fifteenfold
• पञ्चदशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numerical compound) विशेषण (स्तोमम्)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक (particle: ‘also/likewise’)

• बृहत्साम: the Bṛhat Sāman
• बृहत्साम: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत्+सामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (बृहत् साम)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक

• उक्थम्: uktha (recitation)
• उक्थम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• दक्षिणात्: from the right (side)
• दक्षिणात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; (दक्षिण-मुख/दक्षिण-पार्श्व)

• असृजन्: created
• असृजन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (वैदिक/पुराण-प्रयोगे -न् अन्त)

• मुखात्: from the mouth
• मुखात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic recitation) describing the Creator’s emanation of Vedic categories

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Yajus
• Triṣṭubh
• Chandas
• Stoma (Pañcadaśa)
• Bṛhat Sāman
• Uktha

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the source from whom sacred speech and Vedic structures emerge—implying a transcendent yet immanent reality that manifests order (ṛta) as scripture, metre, and ritual power.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct yogic technique is taught in this verse; it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader discipline by grounding mantra, chant, and regulated recitation (svādhyāya/adhyayana) as sacred means that steady the mind and align practice with Vedic order.

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

While not naming Shiva or Vishnu explicitly, it reflects the Purana’s synthesis by portraying the one Supreme Lord as the fountainhead of Veda and yajña—an authority revered across both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions.