Shloka 22

Tāmasa Sarga, the Androgynous Division of Brahmā, and the Lineages of Dharma and Adharma

Devanagari script

बुद्ध्या बोधः सुतस्तद्वदप्रमादो व्यजायत / लज्जाया विनयः पुत्रो वपुषो व्यवसायकः

Transliteration

buddhyā bodhaḥ sutastadvadapramādo vyajāyata / lajjāyā vinayaḥ putro vapuṣo vyavasāyakaḥ

Translation

จากพุทธิ (Buddhi) กำเนิดโพธะ (Bodha); และเช่นนั้นเอง อปรมาทะ (Apramāda) คือความไม่ประมาทก็อุบัติ. จากลัชฺชา (Lajjā) กำเนิดวินยะ (Vinaya) คือความอ่อนน้อม; จากวปุษฺ (Vapuṣ) กำเนิดวยวสายะ (Vyavasāya) คือความเพียรแน่วแน่

Word by Word

• बुद्ध्याः: of Intellect (Buddhi)
• बुद्ध्याः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बोधः: Awakening/Understanding
• बोधः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तद्वत्: likewise/in the same way
• तद्वत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तुलनार्थक (comparative adverb)

• अप्रमादः: Non-negligence/Vigilance
• अप्रमादः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रमाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्यजायत: was born/arose
• व्यजायत: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: वि

• लज्जायाः: of Modesty (Lajjā)
• लज्जायाः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विनयः: Humility/Discipline
• विनयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वपुषः: of Body/Form (Vapus)
• वपुषः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्यवसायकः: Determination/Enterprise (one characterized by resolve)
• व्यवसायकः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवसाय (प्रातिपदिक) + क (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (agentive/possessor sense)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic lineage of personified qualities to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Buddhi
• Bodha
• Apramāda
• Lajjā
• Vinaya
• Vapuṣ
• Vyavasāya

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it maps the inner ascent—intelligence ripens into true understanding (bodha) and sustained vigilance (apramāda). Such purified faculties are presented as prerequisites for realizing the Self, even when the verse itself speaks in the language of personified virtues.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It emphasizes yogic safeguards rather than a technique: apramāda (heedful vigilance), vinaya (disciplined humility), and vyavasāya (steady resolve). In Kurma Purana’s yogic-dharma frame, these support sustained sādhana, restraint, and continuity of practice.

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

It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; instead it presents a shared dharma-yoga vocabulary (discipline, vigilance, resolve) that the Kurma Purana uses across its Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis—virtues that serve devotion and liberation irrespective of sectarian form.