Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

नमो गूढशरीराय निर्गुणाय नमो ऽस्तु ते / पुरुषाय पुराणाय सत्तामात्रस्वरूपिणे

Transliteration

namo gūḍhaśarīrāya nirguṇāya namo 'stu te / puruṣāya purāṇāya sattāmātrasvarūpiṇe

Translation

ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ผู้มีสรีระเร้นลับเกินการรับรู้ ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ผู้ไร้คุณลักษณะ ขอนอบน้อมแด่ปุรุษะดึกดำบรรพ์ ผู้มีสภาวะเป็นความมีอยู่ (สัท) ล้วนๆ

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation; homage
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle/interjection of salutation)

• gūḍha-śarīrāya: to the one of hidden body/form
• gūḍha-śarīrāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gūḍha (प्रातिपदिक) + śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (गूढं शरीरं यस्य/गूढशरीरः)

• nirguṇāya: to the attributeless one
• nirguṇāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन (enclitic)

• puruṣāya: to the Person (Supreme Being)
• puruṣāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• purāṇāya: to the ancient one
• purāṇāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• sattā-mātra-svarūpiṇe: to the one whose nature is pure existence alone
• sattā-mātra-svarūpiṇe: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sattā (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सत्तामात्रस्य स्वरूपं यस्य)

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant voice within the Kurma Purana’s devotional-philosophical discourse (stuti addressed to the Supreme Iśvara identified with Hari who is also approached in Shaiva terms as Nirguṇa Iśvara).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Puruṣa
• Nirguṇa Iśvara

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as nirguṇa (beyond qualities) and as sattā-mātra (pure Being itself), indicating a transcendent Self not limited by perceptible form or material attributes.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports nirguṇa-upāsanā: meditation on the attributeless Iśvara as pure existence, a contemplative approach aligned with inner withdrawal from sense-based conceptions toward subtle realization.

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

By praising the one Supreme Puruṣa as nirguṇa and hidden beyond form, it aligns with the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the highest reality addressed as Hari can also be approached through Shaiva categories of Nirguṇa Iśvara.