Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23

Tāmasa Sarga, the Androgynous Division of Brahmā, and the Lineages of Dharma and Adharma

Devanagari script

क्षेमः शान्तिसुतश्चापि सुखं सिद्धिरजायत / यशः कीर्तिसुतस्तद्वदित्येते धर्मसूनवः

Transliteration

kṣemaḥ śāntisutaścāpi sukhaṃ siddhirajāyata / yaśaḥ kīrtisutastadvadityete dharmasūnavaḥ

Translation

Mula kay Śānti (Kapayapaan) isinilang si Kṣema (Kapakanan at kagalingan), at isinilang din si Sukha (Kaligayahan) at Siddhi (Kaganapan). Gayundin, mula kay Kīrti (Katanyagan) isinilang si Yaśas (Karangalan). Sila ang sinasabing mga anak ni Dharma.

Word by Word

• क्षेमः: Welfare/Security
• क्षेमः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शान्ति-सुतः: son of Peace (Śānti)
• शान्ति-सुतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also)

• सुखम्: Happiness
• सुखम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सिद्धिः: Success/Accomplishment
• सिद्धिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अजायत: was born/arose
• अजायत: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• यशः: Fame
• यशः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कीर्ति-सुतः: son of Glory (Kīrti)
• कीर्ति-सुतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तुलनार्थक (comparative adverb)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative/marker)

• एते: these
• एते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• धर्म-सूनवः: sons of Dharma
• धर्म-सूनवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy as taught in the Kurma Purana tradition

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Śānti
• Kṣema
• Sukha
• Siddhi
• Kīrti
• Yaśas

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by presenting peace (śānti), welfare (kṣema), happiness (sukha), and accomplishment (siddhi) as dharmic fruits, it implies that inner steadiness and right order support the realization-oriented life praised elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is taught in this verse; it frames the ethical-psychological foundation—śānti leading to siddhi—compatible with the Kurma Purana’s broader yoga orientation (including Pāśupata-inflected discipline and steadiness of mind).

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

Not explicitly; it supports the Purana’s integrative theology by grounding spiritual life in Dharma and its virtues—values upheld across both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths in the Kurma Purana.