Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

त्वत्पादपद्मस्मरणादशेष- संसारबीजं विलयं प्रयाति / मनो नियम्य प्रणिधाय कायं प्रसादयामो वयमेकमीशम्

Transliteration

tvatpādapadmasmaraṇādaśeṣa- saṃsārabījaṃ vilayaṃ prayāti / mano niyamya praṇidhāya kāyaṃ prasādayāmo vayamekamīśam

Translation

Sa pag-alaala sa Iyong mga paang-lotó, nalulusaw ang buong binhi ng pagkagapos sa saṃsāra. Pinipigil ang isip at pinatatatag ang katawan sa taimtim na pagninilay, sinisikap naming palugdan ang iisang Panginoon lamang, upang matamo ang Iyong prasāda.

Word by Word

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; 'of you' (used as first member in compound)

• पादपद्मस्मरणात्: from remembering the lotus-feet
• पादपद्मस्मरणात्: Apadana (अपादान; cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद + पद्म + स्मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: पादस्य पद्मम् (lotus-feet) तस्य स्मरणम्; 'from the remembrance of (your) lotus-feet'

• अशेषसंसारबीजम्: the seed of all transmigration
• अशेषसंसारबीजम्: Karta (कर्ता; subject of प्रयाति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशेष + संसार + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: अशेषस्य संसारस्य बीजम् = 'seed of the entire saṃsāra'

• विलयम्: dissolution
• विलयम्: Karma (कर्म; goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रयाति: goes/attains
• प्रयाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; प्र-उपसर्ग

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma (कर्म; object of niyamya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नियम्य: having restrained
• नियम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + यम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable participle): 'having restrained'

• प्रणिधाय: having fixed/placed
• प्रणिधाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नि + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having placed/fixed'

• कायम्: body
• कायम्: Karma (कर्म; object of praṇidhāya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रसादयामः: we propitiate/please
• प्रसादयामः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) भाव: 'we propitiate/please'

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• एकम्: one/unique
• एकम्: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ईशम्: the Lord
• ईशम्: Karma (कर्म; object of prasādayāmaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Devotees/sages addressing the Supreme Lord (Īśvara) within the Ishvara Gita teaching context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Lotus-feet (pāda-padma)
• Saṃsāra

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FAQs

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

It presents the one Īśvara as the single refuge: remembrance of Him dissolves the causal “seed” of saṃsāra, implying liberation comes from direct God-centered realization rather than external rites alone.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Smaraṇa (continuous remembrance), mano-niyama (restraint of mind), and praṇidhāna (devotional fixing of attention) with bodily steadiness—core disciplines aligned with the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā.

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

By emphasizing “ekam īśam” (the one Lord), it supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the supreme Īśvara is one, approached through devotion and yoga beyond narrow Shiva–Vishnu duality.