Uttara Bhaga Adhyaya 33 Shloka 91 - Kurma Purana | Thai | Vedapath

Vyasa

Shloka 91

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Devanagari script

तैस्तु संभाषणं कृत्वा स्नात्वा देवान् समर्चयेत् / दृष्ट्वा वीक्षेत भास्वन्तं स्म्वत्वा विशेश्वरं स्मरेत्

Transliteration

taistu saṃbhāṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā snātvā devān samarcayet / dṛṣṭvā vīkṣeta bhāsvantaṃ smvatvā viśeśvaraṃ smaret

Translation

ครั้นสนทนากับท่านเหล่านั้นแล้วพึงอาบน้ำ จากนั้นบูชาเหล่าเทพโดยถูกต้อง ครั้นเห็นสุริยะผู้รุ่งเรืองแล้วพึงเพ่งมอง และระลึกถึงวิเศษวร (พระผู้เป็นเจ้าสูงสุด) ไว้ในใจเสมอ

Word by Word

तैःwith them

तुbut/then

संभाषणम्conversation

कृत्वाhaving done

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

देवान्the gods

समर्चयेत्should worship

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

वीक्षेतshould look at

भास्वन्तम्the radiant (one)

स्मृत्वाhaving remembered

विशेश्वरम्Viśveśvara (Lord of all)

स्मरेत्should remember

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing the sages on tirtha-dharma and daily observances

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Surya (the radiant Sun)

Devas

Vishnu (Kurma)

Ishvara (Viśeśvara)

FAQs

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

It points to inner recollection (smaraṇa) of Viśeśvara after outer rites, implying that the highest realization is sustained God-remembrance beyond ritual—aligning the worshipper’s consciousness toward the indwelling Lord.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

A practical sequence is taught: tīrtha-snana (purificatory bath), devapūjā (ordered worship), and then focused seeing (vīkṣaṇa) of the radiant Sun as a support for smṛti—continuous remembrance/meditation on Īśvara, a key limb in Purāṇic yoga discipline.

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

By using the title Viśeśvara (a common Īśvara epithet also resonant with Śaiva usage) within a Vaiṣṇava Kurma narration, the verse reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: one Supreme Lord is contemplated through multiple divine names and forms.