Shloka 28

Naimiṣa-kṣetra-prādurbhāva and Jāpyeśvara-māhātmya — Nandī’s Birth, Japa, and Consecration

Devanagari script

स गत्वा सरितं पुण्यामेकाग्रश्रद्धयान्वितः / जजाप रुद्रमनिशं महेशासक्तमानसः

Transliteration

sa gatvā saritaṃ puṇyāmekāgraśraddhayānvitaḥ / jajāpa rudramaniśaṃ maheśāsaktamānasaḥ

Translation

เขาไปยังสายน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ด้วยศรัทธาอันแน่วแน่ แล้วสวดภาวนามนต์รุทระไม่ขาดสาย โดยมีจิตผูกแน่นอยู่ในพระมหีศะ (ศิวะ)

Word by Word

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

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया

• सरितम्: river
• सरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पुण्याम्: holy
• पुण्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘सरितम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• एकाग्र-श्रद्धया: with one-pointed faith
• एकाग्र-श्रद्धया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकाग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (एकाग्रा श्रद्धा = one-pointed faith)

• अन्वितः: endowed (with)
• अन्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (कृदन्त, √अनु-इ (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) = endowed/possessed

• जजाप: chanted
• जजाप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अनिशम्: unceasingly
• अनिशम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनिश (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• महेश-असक्त-मानसः: whose mind was attached to Mahesha
• महेश-असक्त-मानसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक) + आसक्त (कृदन्त, √सञ्ज्/√सज् (धातु)) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समास: बहुव्रीहि (यस्य मानसं महेशे आसक्तम् सः)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/Śaunaka tradition) describing the devotee’s practice

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Sarita (sacred river/tīrtha)

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FAQs

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

By stressing ekāgratā (one-pointedness) and continuous japa, the verse points to inner absorption where the mind becomes steady and transparent—supporting the Purāṇic teaching that realization is approached through concentrated devotion that culminates in inward stillness.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

It highlights tīrtha-sevā (going to a sacred river), mantra-japa (repetition of the Rudra-mantra), and ekāgra-śraddhā (one-pointed faith)—a practical Pāśupata-leaning discipline combining external purity (tīrtha) with internal concentration (japa and absorption).

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

Even when the Kurma Purana is framed within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa, it repeatedly validates Śiva-upāsanā: devotion to Maheśa is presented as a legitimate, purifying sādhanā, reflecting the text’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis rather than sectarian opposition.