Shloka 2

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

Hari–Hara Samanvaya

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः कथितो भवता सर्गो मुख्यादीनां जनार्दन / इदानीं संशयं चेममस्माकं छेत्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kathito bhavatā sargo mukhyādīnāṃ janārdana / idānīṃ saṃśayaṃ cemamasmākaṃ chettumarhasi

Translation

เหล่าฤๅษีกล่าวว่า “โอ้ชนารทนะ ท่านได้กล่าวถึงการอุบัติแห่งสรรพสิ่งเริ่มจากมหัตตัตตวะและสิ่งอื่นแล้ว บัดนี้โปรดตัดความสงสัยนี้ของพวกเราด้วยเถิด”

Word by Word

• ṛṣayaḥ: the sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• kathitaḥ: has been described
• kathitaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathita (प्रातिपदिक; √kath/कथ् + क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘having been told/related’

• bhavatā: by you
• bhavatā: Karaṇa (करण/instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया); एकवचन; आदरार्थ ‘you’

• sargaḥ: creation
• sargaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• mukhya-ādīnām: of the Mukhya and others
• mukhya-ādīnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukhya + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी); बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (mukhya-ādīnāṃ = of the Mukhya etc.)

• janārdana: O Janārdana
• janārdana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन); एकवचन

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Kāla (काल/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• saṃśayam: doubt
• saṃśayam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• imam: this
• imam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• asmākam: of us/our
• asmākam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति; बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• chettum: to remove
• chettum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: chid (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive/तुमुन्); ‘to cut off/remove’

• arhasi: you are able/ought
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

The sages (Ṛṣis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Janardana

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

Indirectly: the sages address Janārdana as the authoritative revealer of sarga, implying a transcendent knower who can clarify doubts beyond the evolving tattvas like Mahat—pointing to the Supreme as the ground and guide of cosmological knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific practice is prescribed in this verse; it establishes the method of śravaṇa (reverent listening) and doubt-removal (saṃśaya-ccheda), a prerequisite for yogic and jñāna-oriented discipline later emphasized in the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata and devotional teachings.

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

By situating cosmology within a Purāṇic dialogue to Janārdana, it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis: the same Supreme Lord who explains creation is ultimately harmonized with Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava theological frames elsewhere in the text.