Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

Avimukta-Māhātmya — Vyāsa in Vārāṇasī and Śiva’s Secret Teaching of Liberation

Devanagari script

स्थानान्तरं पवित्राणि तीर्थान्यायतनानि च / श्मशानसंस्थितान्येव दिव्यभूमिगतानि च

Transliteration

sthānāntaraṃ pavitrāṇi tīrthānyāyatanāni ca / śmaśānasaṃsthitānyeva divyabhūmigatāni ca

Translation

May iba pang mga banal na pook—mga tīrtha at mga dambana—ang ilan ay nasa mga pook ng pagsusunog ng bangkay, at ang iba nama’y nasa mga lupang banal at itinalaga sa pagka-diyos.

Word by Word

• स्थान-अन्तरम्: another place
• स्थान-अन्तरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘स्थानस्य अन्तरम्’ = another place

• पवित्राणि: holy/pure
• पवित्राणि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• आयतनानि: abodes/shrines
• आयतनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• श्मशान-संस्थितानि: situated in cremation grounds
• श्मशान-संस्थितानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्मशान (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थित (प्रातिपदिक; सम्-स्था धातु से क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘श्मशाने संस्थितानि’ = situated in cremation-grounds

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis

• दिव्य-भूमि-गतानि: located on divine ground
• दिव्य-भूमि-गतानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भूमि (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (प्रातिपदिक; गम् धातु से क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘दिव्यायां भूमौ गतानि/स्थितानि’ = located on divine ground

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in a tirtha-mahatmya context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Tirtha
• Ayatana
• Shmashana
• Divya-bhumi

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FAQs

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

Indirectly, by affirming that sanctity is not confined to one locale: purity can be encountered in diverse settings, suggesting the sacred is pervasive rather than limited—an outlook compatible with Purāṇic non-sectarian spirituality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse does not prescribe a specific technique; it supports a yogic attitude of inner purity and reverence, where pilgrim-sites—including cremation-grounds—become supports for contemplation, renunciation, and dharma-oriented discipline.

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

By validating shrines and sacred spaces of varied types (including śmaśāna-associated sanctity prominent in Śaiva practice) within a Vaiṣṇava-speaker framework, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative, Shaiva–Vaishnava approach to holiness.