Shloka 10

Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माण्डं तेजसा स्वेन सर्वमावृत्य च स्थितम् / दंष्ट्राकरालं दुर्धर्षं सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम्

Transliteration

brahmāṇḍaṃ tejasā svena sarvamāvṛtya ca sthitam / daṃṣṭrākarālaṃ durdharṣaṃ sūryakoṭisamaprabham

Translation

ด้วยรัศมีของพระองค์เอง พระองค์แผ่ซ่านและปกคลุมทั่วทั้งพรหมาณฑะ แล้วทรงสถิตอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น—น่าเกรงขามด้วยเขี้ยวอันน่ากลัว ผู้ใดพิชิตมิได้ และรุ่งโรจน์ดุจแสงอาทิตย์นับโกฏิ

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म-अण्डम्: the cosmic egg (universe)
• ब्रह्म-अण्डम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः अण्डम् = cosmic egg)

• तेजसा: by (his) radiance
• तेजसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• स्वेन: by his own
• स्वेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन; तेजसा इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (by his own)

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; ब्रह्माण्डम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• आवृत्य: having covered
• आवृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्गः आ-; अर्थः—‘आवृत्य’ = having covered

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

• स्थितम्: standing, abiding
• स्थितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √स्था (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), देवम्/रुद्रम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (standing/abiding)

• दंष्ट्रा-करालम्: terrible-fanged
• दंष्ट्रा-करालम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + कराल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दंष्ट्रा एव कराला = having terrible fangs)

• दुर्धर्षम्: hard to assail, invincible
• दुर्धर्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्धर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• सूर्य-कोटि-सम-प्रभम्: having splendor equal to ten million suns
• सूर्य-कोटि-सम-प्रभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यकोट्या समा प्रभा यस्य = having radiance equal to ten million suns)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration in the Kurma Purana’s early cosmological/manifestation description; traditionally attributed within the Sūta-style narrative frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmāṇḍa (Cosmic Egg)
• Tejas (Divine Radiance)
• Sūrya (Sun)

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FAQs

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

It depicts the Supreme as self-luminous (svena tejasā) and all-pervading—able to envelop the entire brahmāṇḍa—indicating an Atman/Iśvara whose consciousness-power is not limited by space, form, or created light.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

While not prescribing steps directly, the verse supports the Purāṇic-Yogic theme of dhyāna on the Lord’s tejas (inner radiance). In Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava framework, such contemplation aligns with īśvara-dhyāna and ekāgratā (one-pointedness), foundational to Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotional yoga.

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

By emphasizing a single, supreme, unassailable theophany whose tejas pervades the cosmos, the verse fits the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the ultimate Iśvara—praised as Hari or Hara in different contexts—manifests one sovereign radiance beyond rivalry.