Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

स वव्रे पुनरेवाहं जपेयं कोटिमीश्वरम् / तावदायुर्महादेव देहीति वरमीश्वर

Transliteration

sa vavre punarevāhaṃ japeyaṃ koṭimīśvaram / tāvadāyurmahādeva dehīti varamīśvara

Translation

แล้วข้าพเจ้าทูลขอพรเดิมอีกว่า “ขอให้ข้าพเจ้าสวดนามพระอีศวรให้ครบหนึ่งโกฏิ โอ้พระมหาเทวะ โปรดประทานอายุให้ยืนเท่าที่จำเป็นต่อการภาวนานั้น”

Word by Word

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

• वव्रे: chose/asked (for)
• वव्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (to choose/request)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis particle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जपेयं: may I chant
• जपेयं: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कोटिम्: a crore (times)
• कोटिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; परिमाण/संख्या

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; जप्य-विषय

• तावत्: so much/that long
• तावत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि-निर्देशक (so much/that long)

• आयुः: lifespan
• आयुः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘देहि’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘वव्रे’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• ईश्वर: O Lord
• ईश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/boon-seeker addressing Mahādeva (Śiva) within the Kurma Purana narrative frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Īśvara
• Japa

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

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

It implies that life is best valued as time for God-remembrance (japa of Īśvara), pointing to an inward, Atman-centered spirituality where the highest purpose of embodied existence is sustained contemplation of the Supreme.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights japa-yoga—disciplined repetition of Īśvara’s name/mantra—framed as a deliberate sādhana requiring adequate āyuḥ (time and vitality), consistent with Pāśupata-leaning devotion joined to yogic restraint.

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

By treating Mahādeva as the granter of a boon oriented to Īśvara-japa, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: devotion to the Supreme is not sectarian, and Śiva functions as a direct gateway to Īśvara-realization.