Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 25

Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga

Devanagari script

सो ऽब्रवीद् भगवानीशस्तपश्चर्तुमिहागतः / इदानीं भार्यया देशे भवद्भिरिह सुव्रताः

Transliteration

so 'bravīd bhagavānīśastapaścartumihāgataḥ / idānīṃ bhāryayā deśe bhavadbhiriha suvratāḥ

Translation

Pagkaraan, nagsalita ang Mapalad na Panginoon, si Īśvara: “Ako’y naparito upang magsagawa ng austeridad. Ngayon, O kayong may mararangal na panata, mananatili Ako sa lupaing ito kasama ang Aking asawa, sa harap ninyo mismo.”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (apposition to सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण-नाम (honorific)

• ईशः: the Lord
• ईशः: कर्ता (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानाधिकरण (in apposition)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: कर्म (object of infinitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चर्तुम्: to perform/practice
• चर्तुम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive) ‘to practice/perform’

• इह: here
• इह: देशाधिकरण (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आगतः: has come
• आगतः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (predicate to सः)

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• भार्यया: with (my) wife
• भार्यया: सह/करण (Association/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• देशे: in the region/place
• देशे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• भवद्भिः: by/with you (honored ones)
• भवद्भिः: सह/करण (with/by you all)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; आदरार्थ सर्वनाम

• इह: here
• इह: देशाधिकरण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• सुव्रताः: O you of good vows
• सुव्रताः: सम्बोधन/कर्ता-विशेषण (Addressing the sages)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सुन्दरं/श्रेष्ठं व्रतं येषाम्’ (as epithet)

Speaker

Bhagavān Īśa (the Lord; in Kurma Purana context, the divine speaker aligned with the Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān
• Īśa
• Bhāryā

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it presents Īśa as a personal Lord who freely undertakes tapas, showing divine sovereignty (īśvaratva) while remaining engaged with the world—an important Purāṇic framing for contemplating the Self through devotion and disciplined practice.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds tapas (austerity/ascetic discipline), a core limb supporting Yoga and vrata-based practice in the Purāṇas—implying sustained restraint, observance, and contemplative living as prerequisites for higher realization.

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

By using the title Īśa and presenting the Lord as the spiritual authority who models tapas, the verse fits the Kurma Purana’s integrative tone where divine lordship and yogic discipline are shared theological ground across Shaiva and Vaishnava devotion.