Shloka 26

Ācamana-vidhi, Śauca, and Conduct Rules for Study, Eating, and Bodily Functions

Devanagari script

संस्पृष्टे हृदये चास्य प्रीयन्ते सर्वदेवताः / मूर्ध्नि संस्पर्शनादेकः प्रीतः स पुरुषो भवेत्

Transliteration

saṃspṛṣṭe hṛdaye cāsya prīyante sarvadevatāḥ / mūrdhni saṃsparśanādekaḥ prītaḥ sa puruṣo bhavet

Translation

เมื่อแตะต้องที่หัวใจ เทพทั้งปวงย่อมพอพระทัย; แต่เมื่อแตะต้องยอดศีรษะ (มูรธนิ) องค์บุรุษสูงสุดผู้เดียวเท่านั้นย่อมพอพระทัย।

Word by Word

• संस्पृष्टे: when touched
• संस्पृष्टे: Kāla/Hetu (काल/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘when touched’

• हृदये: in the heart
• हृदये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्य: of him/this (person)
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रीयन्ते: are pleased
• प्रीयन्ते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद

• सर्वदेवताः: all the deities
• सर्वदेवताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘all (as) deities’

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• संस्पर्शनात्: from (the act of) touching
• संस्पर्शनात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + स्पृश् → संस्पर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एकः: one (person)
• एकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुरुषः: person
• पुरुषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna / sages on ritual-yoga of worship

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Puruṣa
• Sarva-devatāḥ

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FAQs

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

It distinguishes many divine powers (sarva-devatāḥ) from the single Supreme Puruṣa: touching the heart pleases the deities collectively, while touching the crown signifies orientation to the One transcendent Lord—hinting that all gods are integrated within the Supreme.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse reflects embodied ritual-yoga (kriyā-yoga) where sparśa (consecrated touch/nyāsa-like placement) links bodily centers to devotion: the heart as the seat of bhakti and the crown as the axis of transcendence, directing worship from multiplicity toward the One.

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

By affirming a single Supreme Puruṣa beyond the many deities, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology: diverse divine forms (including Shaiva and Vaishnava) are honored, yet culminate in devotion to the One Lord who is the inner unity of all.