Shloka 11

Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, the Sealing of the Cosmic Womb, and the Epiphany of Parameśvara

Hari–Hara Samanvaya

Devanagari script

शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं तरुणादित्यसन्निभम् / दिव्यगन्धमयं पुण्यं कर्णिकाकेसरान्वितम्

Transliteration

śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ taruṇādityasannibham / divyagandhamayaṃ puṇyaṃ karṇikākesarānvitam

Translation

สิ่งนั้นแผ่กว้างถึงร้อยโยชน์ สุกสว่างดุจสุริยะอรุณใหม่ เป็นมงคลศักดิ์สิทธิ์อบอวลด้วยกลิ่นทิพย์ มีเกสรกลางและเส้นเกสรล้อมรอบครบถ้วน

Word by Word

• śata-yojana-vistīrṇam: spread over a hundred yojanas
• śata-yojana-vistīrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + vistīrṇa (कृदन्त; √stṛ/स्तृ)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘vistīrṇa’ used adjectivally; समासः षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः (śata-yojana = ‘of a hundred yojanas’ as measure)

• taruṇa-āditya-sannibham: resembling the young sun
• taruṇa-āditya-sannibham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: taruṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āditya (प्रातिपदिक) + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular; कर्मधारय-समासः (taruṇa-āditya = ‘young sun’) + उपमानवाचक ‘sannibha’ = ‘resembling’

• divya-gandha-mayam: made of divine fragrance / fragrant
• divya-gandha-mayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुष-समासः (divya-gandha = ‘divine fragrance’) + ‘maya’ = ‘consisting of’

• puṇyam: holy, auspicious
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• karṇikā-kesara-anvitam: endowed with pericarp and stamens
• karṇikā-kesara-anvitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karṇikā (प्रातिपदिक) + kesara (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त; √i/इ with anu-, क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; द्वन्द्व-समासः (karṇikā-kesara = ‘pericarp and filaments’) + कृदन्त ‘anvita’ = ‘endowed with’

Speaker

Sūta (narrating to the sages; descriptive passage within the Purāṇic frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Lotus (Padma)
• Divine fragrance (divya-gandha)
• Sun (Āditya)

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FAQs

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

By portraying a vast, self-luminous, and sanctifying divine form (radiant like the sun and inherently pure), the verse points to the Atman/Brahman as luminous consciousness whose presence purifies and awakens sacred awareness.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports dhyāna (meditative visualization): fixing the mind on a radiant, pure, fragrance-filled sacred symbol (the lotus) as an aid to one-pointedness (ekāgratā) and inner purification, consistent with Purāṇic yoga-oriented devotion.

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

Though not naming them directly, the shared Purāṇic symbolism of the lotus and solar radiance functions as a common theological language across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava traditions, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s synthesizing tendency rather than sectarian separation.