Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63

Virocana–Bali, Aditi’s Tapas, and the Vāmana–Trivikrama Episode

Devanagari script

उक्त्वैवं दैत्यसिंहं तं विष्णुः सत्यपराक्रमः / पुरन्दराय त्रैलोक्यं ददौ विष्णुरुरुक्रमः

Transliteration

uktvaivaṃ daityasiṃhaṃ taṃ viṣṇuḥ satyaparākramaḥ / purandarāya trailokyaṃ dadau viṣṇururukramaḥ

Translation

یوں اس دَیتیہ شیر سے کہہ کر، سچّے پرाकرم والے اُروکرم وِشنو نے پُرندر (اِندر) کو تینوں لوکوں کی بادشاہی پھر لوٹا دی۔

Word by Word

• उक्त्वा: having spoken
• उक्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (absolutive), ‘having said’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• दैत्य-सिंहम्: the lion among Daityas
• दैत्य-सिंहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (दैत्यः सिंह इव/दैत्येषु सिंहः)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सत्य-पराक्रमः: whose valor is true (unfailing)
• सत्य-पराक्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सत्यः पराक्रमः यस्य)

• पुरन्दराय: to Purandara (Indra)
• पुरन्दराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु (त्रीणि लोकानि)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति for emphasis)

• उरु-क्रमः: the wide-striding one
• उरु-क्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरु (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (उरवः क्रमाः यस्य)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) describing Vishnu’s act (Purva-bhaga narrative frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Purandara (Indra)
• Daitya

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the upholder of ṛta/dharma: the Lord’s “true valor” restores rightful cosmic order, implying a transcendent governor beyond factional power, acting to re-establish harmony rather than personal gain.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit practice is taught in this verse; its yogic implication is karma-yoga in service of dharma—right action aligned with cosmic order, a theme that later culminates in the Kurma Purana’s disciplined spiritual paths (including Pashupata-oriented restraint and devotion).

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the verse reflects a Purāṇic synthesis: the Supreme functions as restorer of dharma and cosmic governance—an office shared in spirit across Shaiva-Vaishnava theology, where ultimate divinity safeguards order and grants rightful sovereignty.