Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

तस्या एव परां मूर्ति मामवेहि पितामह / शाश्वतैश्वर्यविज्ञानतेजोयोगसमन्विताम्

Transliteration

tasyā eva parāṃ mūrti māmavehi pitāmaha / śāśvataiśvaryavijñānatejoyogasamanvitām

Translation

اے پِتامہ! اسی برتر حقیقت کی اعلیٰ تجلی کے طور پر مجھے پہچانو—ابدی اقتدار، سچا علم، روحانی نور اور یوگ سے آراستہ۔

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her/that (form)
• तस्याः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Genitive, Sg)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle/निश्चयार्थक)

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Acc, Sg)

• मूर्तिम्: form
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Acc, Sg)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative, Sg)

• अवेहि: know, understand
• अवेहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava + i (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (2nd person, Sg)

• पितामह: O Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामह: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Vocative, Sg)

• शाश्वत-ऐश्वर्य-विज्ञान-तेजः-योग-समन्विताम्: endowed with eternal lordship, knowledge, splendor, and yoga
• शाश्वत-ऐश्वर्य-विज्ञान-तेजः-योग-समन्विताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāśvata (प्रातिपदिक) + aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक) + vijñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (समन्वित, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (विशेषणसमूहः); ‘समन्वित’ = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (endowed/possessed); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Acc, Sg)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu as the Supreme Ishvara)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Pitamaha (Brahma)
• Supreme Reality (Brahman/Ishvara)
• Yoga

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FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as both transcendent (“That”) and personally manifest as Ishvara—characterized by eternal sovereignty, luminous consciousness (vijñāna/tejas), and the unifying power of Yoga.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Yoga is framed as an intrinsic divine attribute—implying meditative integration with Ishvara through disciplined realization (vijñāna) and inner radiance (tejas), a key Ishvara Gita theme aligned with Pashupata-oriented devotion and knowledge.

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

By defining the Supreme in terms of Ishvara-tattva (lordship, knowledge, tejas, yoga), the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where the highest reality can be spoken of in shared Shaiva-Vaishnava theological language.