Shloka 30

Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion

Devanagari script

अन्याश्च शक्तयो दिव्याः सन्ति तत्र सहस्रशः / इज्यन्ते विविधैर्यज्ञैः शक्रादित्यादयो ऽमराः

Transliteration

anyāśca śaktayo divyāḥ santi tatra sahasraśaḥ / ijyante vividhairyajñaiḥ śakrādityādayo 'marāḥ

Translation

และที่นั่นยังมีศักติทิพย์อื่น ๆ อีกนับพัน; เหล่าอมรเทพ—อินทรา เหล่าอาทิตยะ และอื่น ๆ—ได้รับการบูชาด้วยยัญพิธีนานาประการ।

Word by Word

• अन्याः: other
• अन्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्; शक्तयः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• शक्तयः: powers/energies
• शक्तयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्

• दिव्याः: divine
• दिव्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• सन्ति: are/exist
• सन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present) प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd) बहुवचनम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सहस्रशः: by the thousand; in thousands
• सहस्रशः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/संख्यावाचक अव्यय (adverb: by thousands, in thousands)

• इज्यन्ते: are worshipped
• इज्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present) आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd) बहुवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive sense: are worshipped)

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) बहुवचनम्; यज्ञैः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd) बहुवचनम्

• शक्र-आदित्य-आदयः: Śakra, Āditya and others
• शक्र-आदित्य-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र + आदित्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्; द्वन्द्वसमासः (enumerative: Śakra, Āditya, etc.)

• अमराः: the immortals (gods)
• अमराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्; शक्रादित्यादयः इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

Speaker

Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) speaking to the sages (within the Indradyumna narrative frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Ādityas
• Amaras (Devas)
• Divine Śaktis

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it presents the cosmic order where many divine śaktis and devas function, implying a layered sacred cosmos in which worship aligns the practitioner with dharma and higher reality rather than focusing on a single metaphysical definition of Ātman.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights karma-yoga in the Purāṇic-Vedic sense—yajña and ritual discipline—as a sanctifying practice; it frames worship (ijyā) as a means of inner and outer purification that supports later yogic realization.

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

By emphasizing a broad, inclusive sacrificial worship of multiple divine forms and śaktis within a single sacred setting, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology in which sectarian boundaries soften under dharma-centered devotion.