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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching

Devanagari script

हव्यं वहति यो नित्यं रौद्री तेजोमयो तनुः / कव्यं पितृगणानां च तस्मै वह्न्यात्मने नमः

Transliteration

havyaṃ vahati yo nityaṃ raudrī tejomayo tanuḥ / kavyaṃ pitṛgaṇānāṃ ca tasmai vahnyātmane namaḥ

Translation

Pagpupugay sa Panginoon na ang Sarili ay Apoy (Agni): ang laging tagapagdala ng havya, mga handog sa mga deva; ang anyo’y maningning na katawan ng naglalagablab na lakas ni Rudra; at Siya rin ang nagdadala ng kavya, handog para sa mga Pitṛ. Sa Apoy na Sarili, sumasamba ako.

Word by Word
havyamoblatory offering (to gods)
havyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roothavya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular
vahaticarries
vahati:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vah (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, 3rd person singular
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular (relative pronoun)
nityamalways
nityam:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnitya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण); Indeclinable adverb
raudrīfierce, Rudra-like
raudrī:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootraudrī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular (qualifying तनुः understood as ‘form/power’)
tejomayaḥconsisting of radiance
tejomayaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottejas + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘made of tejas (splendour)’
tanuḥbody/form
tanuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottanu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular
kavyamfunerary offering (to ancestors)
kavyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkavya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular
pitṛgaṇānāmof the hosts of ancestors
pitṛgaṇānām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootpitṛ + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Plural; ‘of the groups of Pitṛs’
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक); Indeclinable conjunction
tasmaito him
tasmai:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Dative, Singular
vahni-ātmaneto the fire-ensouled (Agni)
vahni-ātmane:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootvahni + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Dative, Singular; ‘to the one whose self is Fire’
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक); Indeclinable used in salutation, governs dative
Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita section

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities
A
Agni (Vahni)
R
Rudra
P
Pitrs (ancestors)

FAQs

It identifies the Lord’s presence as the inner essence of Agni—showing the Supreme as immanent power that mediates between worlds by sustaining sacrifice, worship, and cosmic exchange.

The verse supports Ishvara-centric contemplation (īśvara-smṛti) through the symbol of Agni: meditating on the Lord as the luminous carrier of offerings aligns ritual discipline with inner purification—a key bridge between Pashupata devotion and yogic concentration.

By describing the divine Fire-form as “raudrī” (Rudra’s energy) while offered salutations within the Ishvara Gita teaching of Lord Kurma, it presents Rudra-tejas and Vishnu’s lordship as a single integrated reality.

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